COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spring Valley vs Paradise
PLACE A
Spring Valley, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Paradise, Texas
Spring Valley is 201% larger than Paradise. Paradise earns more, with a median household income $16,280 higher. Paradise has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -1%).
SPRING VALLEYPARADISEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,431807+201% vs Paradise
Population density822387+435
Population growth-1.3%7.7%−9.0 pts
Median age43.931.6+12.3
Male49.7%55.2%−5.5 pts
Female50.3%44.8%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born2.2%3.2%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.1%54.9%+35.2 pts
Black1.3%3.0%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%40.2%−35.5 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other3.6%1.9%+1.7 pts
Median household income$66,339$82,619−$16,280
Per capita income$34,892$31,347+$3,545
Poverty rate9.3%8.8%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.365+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%22.2%−4.1 pts
Graduate degree3.9%5.3%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%1.5%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation66.4%73.8%−7.4 pts
Median home value$160,800$319,600−$158,800
Median gross rent$915$1,781−$866
Owner-occupied75.8%88.3%−12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%9.3%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%60.0%−3.7 pts
Average commute25.136.4−11.2
Worked from home13.4%15.6%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured7.1%27.4%−20.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025