Newark vs Paradise

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

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

Newark has the higher population (1,221 vs 489 in Paradise). Paradise has the higher median household income ($64,444 vs $57,000 in Newark). Paradise has the higher median home value ($229,200 vs $105,900 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Newark	Paradise
Population	1,221	489
Median age	33.1 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,000	$64,444
Median home value	$105,900	$229,200
Median gross rent	$1,144	$1,375
Housing units	470	219
Homeownership rate	76.2%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark	Paradise
Population	1,290 → 1,221 (-5.3%)	548 → 489 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$54,792 → $57,000 (+4.0%)	$43,182 → $64,444 (+49.2%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $105,900 (+22.6%)	$108,600 → $229,200 (+111.0%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $1,144 (+31.8%)	$850 → $1,375 (+61.8%)

Newark

Population

1,2901,221

Median household income

$54,792$57,000

Median home value

$86,400$105,900

Median gross rent

$868$1,144

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)

	Newark	Paradise
Under 5	8.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	21.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	11.4%	14.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	8.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	7.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	16.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	6.1%	5.1%
75 and over	5.3%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark	Paradise
White (non-Hispanic)	60.1%	67.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	35.4%	26.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark	Paradise
No high school diploma	18.6%	18.2%
High school graduate	47.0%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark	Paradise
Drove alone	69.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	17.3%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	8.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark	Paradise
1-unit, detached	45.1%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46.4%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Newark	Paradise
Poverty rate	26.6%	6.7%
Average household size	3.13	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	1994	1985