Paradise

Population: 1,298
Median household income: $94,934
Median home value: $242,400

Paradise, a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has 1,298 residents. Its median household income of $94,934 runs above the Lancaster County figure of $83,703.

Between 2019 and 2023, Paradise's population grew 13.2% from 1,147 to 1,298, while its median home value rose 19.6% from $202,600 to $242,400.

23.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,298
Median age: 25.0 yrs
Median household income: $94,934
Median home value: $242,400
Median gross rent: $1,129
Housing units: 399
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1471,298

Median household income

$80,216$94,934

Median home value

$202,600$242,400

Median gross rent

$725$1,129

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,147	$80,216	$202,600	$725
2020	1,124	$83,824	$196,000	$725
2021	1,175	$100,208	$205,500	—
2022	1,272	$114,191	$225,000	$1,011
2023	1,298	$94,934	$242,400	$1,129

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

Age distribution

Under 511.9%

5 to 1731.8%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 544.1%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over0.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	154	11.9%
5 to 17	413	31.8%
18 to 24	82	6.3%
25 to 34	145	11.2%
35 to 44	203	15.6%
45 to 54	53	4.1%
55 to 64	130	10.0%
65 to 74	108	8.3%
75 and over	10	0.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	974	75.0%
Black or African American	18	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.7%
Two or more races	37	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	260	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate38.4%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	101	15.6%
High school graduate	249	38.4%
Some college or associate's	148	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	48	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	103	15.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone62.0%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	393	62.0%
Carpooled	91	14.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	37	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	90	14.2%
Other means	23	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	175	32.2%
15 to 29 min	204	37.5%
30 to 44 min	62	11.4%
45 to 59 min	30	5.5%
60+ min	73	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.52
Poverty rate: 15.5% (200 of 1,290)

	Count	Share
Family households	282	77.7%
Nonfamily households	81	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	363	91.0%
Vacant	36	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	260	71.6%
Renter-occupied	103	28.4%

1-unit, detached53.6%

1-unit, attached26.6%

2 to 4 units15.8%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	214	53.6%
1-unit, attached	106	26.6%
2 to 4 units	63	15.8%
5 to 19 units	16	4.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4257840
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.0062, -76.1223