Gorham vs Paradise

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

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

Gorham has the higher population (355 vs 35 in Paradise). Paradise has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $52,500 in Gorham). Gorham has the higher median home value ($95,000 vs $28,800 in Paradise).

Population, income & housing

	Gorham	Paradise
Population	355	35
Median age	27.5 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$88,750
Median home value	$95,000	$28,800
Median gross rent	$756	—
Housing units	174	30
Homeownership rate	72.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	41.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gorham	Paradise
Population	365 → 355 (-2.7%)	29 → 35 (+20.7%)
Median household income	$47,625 → $52,500 (+10.2%)	$98,333 → $88,750 (-9.7%)
Median home value	$65,800 → $95,000 (+44.4%)	$63,000 → $28,800 (-54.3%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $756 (+4.3%)	—

Gorham

Population

365355

Median household income

$47,625$52,500

Median home value

$65,800$95,000

Median gross rent

$725$756

Paradise

Population

2935

Median household income

$98,333$88,750

Median home value

$63,000$28,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gorham	Paradise
Under 5	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	2.9%
18 to 24	24.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.6%	20.0%
55 to 64	6.8%	34.3%
65 to 74	13.2%	20.0%
75 and over	8.2%	22.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gorham	Paradise
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gorham	Paradise
No high school diploma	3.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	57.7%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	41.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gorham	Paradise
Drove alone	93.4%	74.2%
Carpooled	1.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	25.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gorham	Paradise
1-unit, detached	83.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gorham	Paradise
Poverty rate	6.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.50	1.59
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1966	1938