Paradise vs Topaz

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

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

Topaz has the higher population (221 vs 211 in Paradise). Since 2019, Topaz's population has grown faster (+75.4% vs +22.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Paradise	Topaz
Population	211	221
Median age	64.8 yrs	20.9 yrs
Median household income	$106,250	—
Median home value	$680,600	—
Housing units	153	47
Homeownership rate	90.2%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paradise	Topaz
Population	172 → 211 (+22.7%)	126 → 221 (+75.4%)
Median household income	$93,000 → $106,250 (+14.2%)	$73,396 → $76,250 (+3.9%)
Median home value	$430,000 → $680,600 (+58.3%)	$218,300 → $219,600 (+0.6%)

Paradise

Population

172211

Median household income

$93,000$106,250

Median home value

$430,000$680,600

Topaz

Population

126221

Median household income

$73,396$76,250

Median home value

$218,300$219,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paradise	Topaz
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	53.4%
25 to 34	0.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	21.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	3.8%	40.3%
55 to 64	19.9%	6.3%
65 to 74	28.9%	0.0%
75 and over	20.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paradise	Topaz
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	19.5%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	80.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paradise	Topaz
No high school diploma	2.5%	86.4%
High school graduate	25.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	23.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paradise	Topaz
Drove alone	85.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paradise	Topaz
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Paradise	Topaz
Poverty rate	8.1%	0.0%
Average household size	1.72	4.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1990	—