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Paradise Statistics

Population (2000): 186,070
Land Area (2000): 122.088 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers

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Paradise Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	185,728	99.94%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	104	0.06%

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Paradise Employment Information

Paradise Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	11,172	20.48%
2.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	7,878	14.44%
3.	Construction	6,800	12.46%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,042	5.58%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,527	4.63%
6.	Other Transportation	2,041	3.74%
7.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,817	3.33%
8.	Educational Services	1,373	2.52%
9.	Public Administration	1,359	2.49%
10.	Health Care	1,253	2.30%
11.	Finance and Insurance	1,056	1.94%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	964	1.77%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	942	1.73%
14.	Air Transportation	850	1.56%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	847	1.55%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	663	1.22%
17.	Department and Other General Stores	514	0.94%
18.	Truck Transportation	457	0.84%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	446	0.82%
20.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	430	0.79%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	8,790	21.88%
2.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	6,039	15.04%
3.	Health Care	3,141	7.82%
4.	Educational Services	2,969	7.39%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,953	4.86%
6.	Finance and Insurance	1,714	4.27%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,593	3.97%
8.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,475	3.67%
9.	Public Administration	1,200	2.99%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	1,054	2.62%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	867	2.16%
12.	Construction	847	2.11%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	829	2.06%
14.	Social Assistance	712	1.77%
15.	Air Transportation	614	1.53%
16.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	489	1.22%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	488	1.21%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	463	1.15%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	412	1.03%
20.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	276	0.69%

Paradise Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,608	6.61%
2.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	3,332	6.11%
3.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,844	5.21%
4.	Other Management Occupations	2,297	4.21%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,245	4.11%
6.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	1,985	3.64%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,747	3.20%
8.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,603	2.94%
9.	Other Protective Service Workers	1,564	2.87%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,464	2.68%
11.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	1,447	2.65%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,431	2.62%
13.	Other Motor Vehicle Operators	1,379	2.53%
14.	Other Construction Trades	1,240	2.27%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,195	2.19%
16.	Construction Laborers	1,193	2.19%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,078	1.98%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,034	1.90%
19.	Carpenters	968	1.77%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	967	1.77%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,942	7.32%
2.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,446	6.09%
3.	Cashiers	2,435	6.06%
4.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	2,287	5.69%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,161	5.38%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,766	4.40%
7.	Secretaries and Admins	1,632	4.06%
8.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,608	4.00%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,445	3.60%
10.	Customer Service Representatives	1,289	3.21%
11.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,231	3.06%
12.	Other Management Occupations	1,183	2.95%
13.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	1,158	2.88%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	845	2.10%
15.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	798	1.99%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	768	1.91%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	747	1.86%
18.	Registered Nurses	715	1.78%
19.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	689	1.72%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	665	1.66%

Paradise Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	93,774	62.17%
15-35 hours	14,729	9.76%
1-14 hours	2,590	1.72%
No regular hours	39,746	26.35%

Paradise Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,515	4.97%
5 AM-5:29 AM	3,122	3.43%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	4,379	4.82%
6 AM-6:29 AM	7,194	7.91%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,412	8.15%
7 AM-7:29 AM	10,382	11.42%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	10,046	11.05%
8 AM-8:29 AM	8,235	9.06%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	3,943	4.34%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	5,530	6.08%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,662	2.93%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,945	2.14%
Noon-3:59 PM	9,562	10.52%
4 PM-11:59 PM	11,991	13.19%

Paradise Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,730	1.90%
5-9	8,203	9.02%
10-14	16,073	17.68%
15-19	20,090	22.10%
20-24	18,184	20.00%
25-29	6,011	6.61%
30-34	11,786	12.96%
35-39	828	0.91%
40-44	1,375	1.51%
45-59	2,728	3.00%
60-89	2,303	2.53%
At least 90	1,607	1.77%

Paradise Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,807	1.99%	68,484	75.33%
30-44	1,808	1.99%	12,181	13.40%
45-59	909	1.00%	1,819	2.00%
At least 60	1,850	2.03%	2,060	2.27%

Paradise Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	855	0.92%
Car / truck / van, carpool	12,912	13.89%
Car / truck / van, solo	65,365	70.31%
Motorcycle	294	0.32%
Other	751	0.81%
Public transportation	6,374	6.86%
Walked	4,367	4.70%
Worked at home	2,047	2.20%

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Paradise Family Information

Paradise Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	6,498	8.41%
$10,000-$14,999	4,579	5.93%
$15,000-$19,999	5,368	6.95%
$20,000-$24,999	6,455	8.36%
$25,000-$29,999	5,337	6.91%
$30,000-$34,999	5,532	7.16%
$35,000-$39,999	5,482	7.10%
$40,000-$44,999	5,364	6.95%
$45,000-$49,999	4,246	5.50%
$50,000-$59,999	6,791	8.79%
$60,000-$74,999	7,502	9.71%
$75,000-$99,999	7,122	9.22%
$100,000-$124,999	3,314	4.29%
$125,000-$149,999	1,457	1.89%
$150,000-$199,999	1,175	1.52%
$200,000 or more	1,003	1.30%

Paradise Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	24,641	31.91%
Family, 2 people	18,709	24.23%
Nonfamily, 2 people	7,376	9.55%
Family, 3 people	10,114	13.10%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,273	1.65%
Family, 4 people	7,549	9.78%
Nonfamily, 4 people	401	0.52%
Family, 5 people	3,941	5.10%
Nonfamily, 5 people	116	0.15%
Family, 6 people	1,691	2.19%
Nonfamily, 6 people	33	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	1,344	1.74%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	21	0.03%

Paradise Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	65,190	33.65%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	19,060	9.84%
Public Assistance	1,509	0.78%
Retirement	11,134	5.75%
Self Employment	5,892	3.04%
Social Security	16,372	8.45%
Supplemental Security	1,926	0.99%
Wage / Salary	63,777	32.92%
Other	8,855	4.57%

Paradise Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	18,371	58.57%
With children under 18	12,995	41.43%

Paradise Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,136	13.93%
Married	37,854	47.36%
Never Married	29,001	36.29%
Widowed	1,932	2.42%

Paradise Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	12,104	16.69%
Married	36,905	50.89%
Never Married	17,034	23.49%
Widowed	6,473	8.93%

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Paradise Education Information

Paradise Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	9,579	6.52%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	21,886	14.91%
High school diploma or equivalent	44,786	30.51%
Some college, no degree	39,378	26.82%
Associate degree	7,698	5.24%
Bachelors degree	15,937	10.86%
Graduate or professional degree	7,548	5.14%

Paradise Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,225	0.66%	714	0.38%	1,939	1.04%
Kindergarten	1,798	0.97%	211	0.11%	2,009	1.08%
Grades 1-4	8,824	4.74%	391	0.21%	9,215	4.95%
Grades 5-8	7,667	4.12%	358	0.19%	8,025	4.31%
Grades 9-12	7,028	3.78%	357	0.19%	7,385	3.97%
Undergrad college	8,669	4.66%	1,039	0.56%	9,708	5.22%
Graduate or professional school	1,343	0.72%	390	0.21%	1,733	0.93%
Total	36,554	19.65%	3,460	1.86%	40,014	21.50%

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Paradise Public Benefits Information

Paradise Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	162,090	88.17%
Below Poverty Level	21,749	11.83%

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Paradise Immigration & Civil Rights Information

Paradise Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	23,774	12.78%
10-19 Years	20,630	11.09%
20-29 Years	31,628	17.00%
30-39 Years	31,303	16.82%
40-49 Years	26,954	14.49%
50-59 Years	23,034	12.38%
60-69 Years	14,574	7.83%
70-79 Years	9,857	5.30%
80-89 Years	3,815	2.05%
90+ Years	501	0.27%

Paradise Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	97,081	52.17%
Female	88,989	47.83%

Paradise Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	111,017	59.66%
Hispanic/Latino	43,663	23.47%
Asian	11,945	6.42%
African-American	11,734	6.31%
Multiracial	5,407	2.91%
Pacific Islander	1,018	0.55%
Amerindian	997	0.54%
Other Race	289	0.16%

Paradise Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	22,417	18.29%
2.	Irish	18,033	14.72%
3.	English	15,008	12.25%
4.	Italian	13,395	10.93%
5.	United States Or American	7,854	6.41%
6.	French Non-Basque	5,555	4.53%
7.	Polish	5,096	4.16%
8.	Scottish	2,880	2.35%
9.	Swedish	2,695	2.20%
10.	Norwegian	2,541	2.07%

Paradise Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	120,738	69.51%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	34,656	19.95%
3.	Tagalog	4,257	2.45%
4.	Chinese	1,513	0.87%
5.	Korean	1,356	0.78%
6.	African	1,108	0.64%
7.	German	1,029	0.59%
8.	Italian	978	0.56%
9.	French	924	0.53%
10.	Japanese	737	0.42%

Paradise Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	143,782	77.37%
Naturalized immigrant	14,647	7.88%
Not a citizen	27,403	14.75%

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Paradise Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.