Paradise Park

Population: 647
Median household income: $73,640

Paradise Park, a community in Santa Cruz County, California, has 647 residents. The median household income of $73,640 is below the Santa Cruz County median ($109,266).

Between 2019 and 2023, Paradise Park's population grew 17.6% from 550 to 647.

78.9% of workers drive to work alone. 100.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 647
Median age: 55.1 yrs
Median household income: $73,640
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 503
Homeownership rate: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

550647

Median household income

$81,420$73,640

Median home value

$343,600$437,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	550	$81,420	$343,600
2020	468	$140,673	$328,600
2021	608	$88,413	$397,500
2022	538	$94,750	$437,800
2023	647	$73,640	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 541.5%

55 to 6430.0%

65 to 7419.2%

75 and over1.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	111	17.2%
18 to 24	69	10.7%
25 to 34	60	9.3%
35 to 44	70	10.8%
45 to 54	10	1.5%
55 to 64	194	30.0%
65 to 74	124	19.2%
75 and over	9	1.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	590	91.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate13.1%

Some college or associate's43.5%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	8.1%
High school graduate	61	13.1%
Some college or associate's	203	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	122	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	43	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	269	78.9%
Carpooled	16	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	16.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	103	36.1%
15 to 29 min	98	34.4%
30 to 44 min	25	8.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	59	20.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 647)

	Count	Share
Family households	180	74.1%
Nonfamily households	63	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	243	48.3%
Vacant	260	51.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	200	82.3%
Renter-occupied	43	17.7%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	503	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0655604
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0063, -122.0424