Gridley vs Paradise

A side-by-side comparison of Gridley and Paradise: population, income, housing, and more.

Gridley and Paradise are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gridley has the higher population (7,372 vs 6,793 in Paradise). Paradise has the higher median household income ($67,042 vs $57,860 in Gridley). Paradise has the higher median home value ($391,100 vs $297,700 in Gridley).

Population, income & housing

	Gridley	Paradise
Population	7,372	6,793
Median age	34.3 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,860	$67,042
Median home value	$297,700	$391,100
Median gross rent	$1,127	$1,270
Housing units	2,703	3,417
Homeownership rate	46.8%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gridley	Paradise
Population	6,744 → 7,372 (+9.3%)	22,135 → 6,793 (-69.3%)
Median household income	$46,477 → $57,860 (+24.5%)	$51,566 → $67,042 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$190,500 → $297,700 (+56.3%)	$223,400 → $391,100 (+75.1%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,127 (+41.8%)	$1,079 → $1,270 (+17.7%)

Gridley

Population

6,7447,372

Median household income

$46,477$57,860

Median home value

$190,500$297,700

Median gross rent

$795$1,127

Paradise

Population

22,1356,793

Median household income

$51,566$67,042

Median home value

$223,400$391,100

Median gross rent

$1,079$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gridley	Paradise
Under 5	6.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	23.8%	10.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	5.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	5.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	10.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	19.8%
75 and over	6.9%	23.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gridley	Paradise
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	81.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.9%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	39.9%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gridley	Paradise
No high school diploma	17.9%	5.1%
High school graduate	26.8%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gridley	Paradise
Drove alone	83.2%	77.6%
Carpooled	10.6%	4.0%
Public transit	0.3%	1.5%
Walked	3.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	14.6%
Other means	0.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gridley	Paradise
1-unit, detached	78.9%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	5.3%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Gridley	Paradise
Poverty rate	11.6%	18.0%
Average household size	2.88	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1966	1986