COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paradise vs Ephrata
PLACE A
Paradise, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Paradise is 94% smaller than Ephrata. Paradise earns more, with a median household income $12,884 higher.
PARADISEEPHRATADIFFERENCE
Total population80713,647−94% vs Ephrata
Population density3873,993−3,606
Population growth7.7%3.0%+4.7 pts
Median age31.637.1−5.5
Male55.2%51.7%+3.5 pts
Female44.8%48.3%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born3.2%5.5%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.9%85.9%−31.0 pts
Black3.0%2.1%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.2%7.3%+32.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other1.9%3.2%−1.3 pts
Median household income$82,619$69,735+$12,884
Per capita income$31,347$37,465−$6,118
Poverty rate8.8%7.9%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.375Even
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%23.2%−1.0 pts
Graduate degree5.3%7.9%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%2.4%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation73.8%72.6%+1.2 pts
Median home value$319,600$224,400+$95,200
Median gross rent$1,781$1,143+$638
Owner-occupied88.3%55.6%+32.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%0.8%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%38.8%+21.2 pts
Average commute36.422.7+13.7
Worked from home15.6%5.5%+10.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured27.4%5.1%+22.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025