Chico vs Paradise

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

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

Chico has the higher population (1,174 vs 489 in Paradise). Paradise has the higher median household income ($64,444 vs $58,125 in Chico). Paradise has the higher median home value ($229,200 vs $160,300 in Chico).

Population, income & housing

	Chico	Paradise
Population	1,174	489
Median age	30.7 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$64,444
Median home value	$160,300	$229,200
Median gross rent	$1,130	$1,375
Housing units	462	219
Homeownership rate	62.5%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chico	Paradise
Population	1,138 → 1,174 (+3.2%)	548 → 489 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$48,571 → $58,125 (+19.7%)	$43,182 → $64,444 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $160,300 (+53.3%)	$108,600 → $229,200 (+111.0%)
Median gross rent	$953 → $1,130 (+18.6%)	$850 → $1,375 (+61.8%)

Chico

Population

1,1381,174

Median household income

$48,571$58,125

Median home value

$104,600$160,300

Median gross rent

$953$1,130

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)

	Chico	Paradise
Under 5	7.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	20.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	14.5%
25 to 34	17.4%	8.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.2%	5.1%
75 and over	3.3%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chico	Paradise
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	67.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	26.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chico	Paradise
No high school diploma	19.6%	18.2%
High school graduate	40.2%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chico	Paradise
Drove alone	81.8%	72.3%
Carpooled	4.0%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	8.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chico	Paradise
1-unit, detached	74.2%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Chico	Paradise
Poverty rate	10.3%	6.7%
Average household size	3.02	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1979	1985