COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paradise vs Oroville
PLACE A
Paradise, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Oroville, Washington
Paradise is 58% smaller than Oroville. Paradise earns more, with a median household income $42,864 higher.
PARADISEOROVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population8071,935−58% vs Oroville
Population density3871,145−758
Population growth7.7%6.5%+1.2 pts
Median age31.649.3−17.7
Male55.2%54.8%+0.4 pts
Female44.8%45.2%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born3.2%22.6%−19.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.9%56.2%−1.3 pts
Black3.0%2.7%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.2%24.0%+16.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.9%17.0%−15.1 pts
Median household income$82,619$39,755+$42,864
Per capita income$31,347$31,122+$225
Poverty rate8.8%26.9%−18.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.526−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%8.5%+13.7 pts
Graduate degree5.3%1.8%+3.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%5.5%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation73.8%54.3%+19.5 pts
Median home value$319,600$175,200+$144,400
Median gross rent$1,781$738+$1,043
Owner-occupied88.3%62.2%+26.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%6.4%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%57.5%+2.5 pts
Average commute36.410.6+25.7
Worked from home15.6%10.7%+4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Uninsured27.4%16.5%+10.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025