COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paradise vs Orland
PLACE A
Paradise, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Orland, California
Paradise is 90% smaller than Orland. Paradise earns more, with a median household income $17,674 higher. Orland has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 8%).
PARADISEORLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population8078,381−90% vs Orland
Population density3872,796−2,409
Population growth7.7%13.8%−6.1 pts
Median age31.633.3−1.7
Male55.2%50.0%+5.2 pts
Female44.8%50.0%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born3.2%23.6%−20.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.9%34.4%+20.5 pts
Black3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.2%60.0%−19.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other1.9%3.8%−1.9 pts
Median household income$82,619$64,945+$17,674
Per capita income$31,347$27,826+$3,521
Poverty rate8.8%16.9%−8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.409−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%11.6%+10.6 pts
Graduate degree5.3%1.9%+3.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%5.0%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation73.8%63.3%+10.5 pts
Median home value$319,600$342,200−$22,600
Median gross rent$1,781$1,146+$635
Owner-occupied88.3%58.7%+29.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%7.1%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%46.6%+13.4 pts
Average commute36.420.4+16.0
Worked from home15.6%7.4%+8.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured27.4%6.1%+21.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025