Alvord vs Paradise

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

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

Alvord has the higher population (1,318 vs 489 in Paradise). Alvord has the higher median household income ($70,294 vs $64,444 in Paradise). Paradise has the higher median home value ($229,200 vs $201,400 in Alvord).

Population, income & housing

	Alvord	Paradise
Population	1,318	489
Median age	29.0 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,294	$64,444
Median home value	$201,400	$229,200
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,375
Housing units	491	219
Homeownership rate	66.6%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvord	Paradise
Population	1,260 → 1,318 (+4.6%)	548 → 489 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$58,889 → $70,294 (+19.4%)	$43,182 → $64,444 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$110,600 → $201,400 (+82.1%)	$108,600 → $229,200 (+111.0%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,050 (+25.6%)	$850 → $1,375 (+61.8%)

Alvord

Population

1,2601,318

Median household income

$58,889$70,294

Median home value

$110,600$201,400

Median gross rent

$836$1,050

Paradise

Population

548489

Median household income

$43,182$64,444

Median home value

$108,600$229,200

Median gross rent

$850$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alvord	Paradise
Under 5	15.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	18.7%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	14.5%
25 to 34	21.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	7.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	7.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.2%	5.1%
75 and over	2.3%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvord	Paradise
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	67.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	26.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvord	Paradise
No high school diploma	10.4%	18.2%
High school graduate	47.7%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvord	Paradise
Drove alone	88.1%	72.3%
Carpooled	5.5%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	8.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvord	Paradise
1-unit, detached	82.3%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Alvord	Paradise
Poverty rate	7.5%	6.7%
Average household size	2.88	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1982	1985