Paradise Hills

Population: 4,662
Median household income: $74,403
Median home value: $241,300

Paradise Hills, a community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, has 4,662 residents. The median household income of $74,403 is above the Bernalillo County median ($66,514).

From 2019 to 2023, Paradise Hills's population held roughly steady from 4,656 to 4,662, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $182,100 to $241,300.

Owners occupy 74.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,662
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $74,403
Median home value: $241,300
Median gross rent: $1,256
Housing units: 1,958
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6564,662

Median household income

$62,070$74,403

Median home value

$182,100$241,300

Median gross rent

$1,121$1,256

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,656	$62,070	$182,100	$1,121
2020	4,918	$52,618	$197,400	$1,215
2021	4,442	$59,773	$200,000	$1,253
2022	4,441	$68,710	$230,500	$1,227
2023	4,662	$74,403	$241,300	$1,256

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	158	3.4%
5 to 17	699	15.0%
18 to 24	441	9.5%
25 to 34	526	11.3%
35 to 44	567	12.2%
45 to 54	471	10.1%
55 to 64	574	12.3%
65 to 74	658	14.1%
75 and over	568	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,291	49.1%
Black or African American	82	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	308	6.6%
Asian	24	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	92	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,857	39.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	2.7%
High school graduate	914	27.2%
Some college or associate's	1,315	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	546	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	497	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,339	68.9%
Carpooled	226	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	10	0.5%
Worked from home	343	17.7%
Other means	24	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	186	11.6%
15 to 29 min	578	36.1%
30 to 44 min	674	42.2%
45 to 59 min	93	5.8%
60+ min	68	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 13.2% (614 of 4,652)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,277	65.2%
Nonfamily households	681	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,958	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,461	74.6%
Renter-occupied	497	25.4%

1-unit, detached83.7%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,639	83.7%
1-unit, attached	142	7.3%
2 to 4 units	47	2.4%
5 to 19 units	21	1.1%
20 or more units	109	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3555270
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1981, -106.7024