Paradise vs Whitney

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

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

Paradise has the higher population (186,178 vs 46,268 in Whitney). Whitney has the higher median household income ($63,480 vs $58,874 in Paradise). Paradise has the higher median home value ($358,400 vs $299,700 in Whitney).

Population, income & housing

	Paradise	Whitney
Population	186,178	46,268
Median age	39.0 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,874	$63,480
Median home value	$358,400	$299,700
Median gross rent	$1,287	$1,477
Housing units	95,244	18,425
Homeownership rate	41.2%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paradise	Whitney
Population	235,087 → 186,178 (-20.8%)	42,973 → 46,268 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$48,312 → $58,874 (+21.9%)	$49,699 → $63,480 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$239,400 → $358,400 (+49.7%)	$183,500 → $299,700 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,287 (+31.6%)	$1,117 → $1,477 (+32.2%)

Paradise

Population

235,087186,178

Median household income

$48,312$58,874

Median home value

$239,400$358,400

Median gross rent

$978$1,287

Whitney

Population

42,97346,268

Median household income

$49,699$63,480

Median home value

$183,500$299,700

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,477

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paradise	Whitney
Under 5	5.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.1%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	15.6%	17.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.2%
75 and over	6.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paradise	Whitney
White (non-Hispanic)	35.9%	26.8%
Black or African American	10.8%	14.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	11.1%	10.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.4%
Some other race	0.7%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	34.6%	40.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paradise	Whitney
No high school diploma	14.5%	16.6%
High school graduate	30.7%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paradise	Whitney
Drove alone	67.5%	78.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	9.8%
Public transit	5.8%	2.6%
Walked	2.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.9%	6.2%
Other means	2.6%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paradise	Whitney
1-unit, detached	33.5%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	17.6%	15.9%
20 or more units	31.2%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Paradise	Whitney
Poverty rate	16.8%	16.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1987	2002