Paradis

Population: 709
Median home value: $188,500

Paradis is a community in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, home to 709 residents. At $188,500, its median home value sits below St. Charles Parish's $256,800.

Between 2019 and 2023, Paradis's population declined 55.3% from 1,586 to 709, while its median home value rose 20.5% from $156,400 to $188,500.

Owners occupy 80.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 709
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $188,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 407
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,586709

Median household income

$63,790$57,296

Median home value

$156,400$188,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,586	$63,790	$156,400
2020	1,508	$52,131	$160,400
2021	708	$57,296	$157,300
2022	651	—	$172,700
2023	709	—	$188,500

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3425.7%

35 to 4420.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	4.4%
5 to 17	110	15.5%
18 to 24	40	5.6%
25 to 34	182	25.7%
35 to 44	147	20.7%
45 to 54	85	12.0%
55 to 64	71	10.0%
65 to 74	43	6.1%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	652	92.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's45.6%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	13.4%
High school graduate	102	19.3%
Some college or associate's	241	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	36	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	78	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	414	85.7%
Carpooled	48	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	3.5%
15 to 29 min	89	19.3%
30 to 44 min	177	38.3%
45 to 59 min	180	39.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 2.0% (14 of 709)

	Count	Share
Family households	149	44.7%
Nonfamily households	184	55.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	333	81.8%
Vacant	74	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	269	80.8%
Renter-occupied	64	19.2%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	294	72.2%
1-unit, attached	12	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	101	24.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2258920
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 29.8665, -90.4400