Paradise

Population: 489
Median household income: $64,444
Median home value: $229,200

Paradise is a community in Wise County, Texas, home to 489 residents. The median household income of $64,444 is below the Wise County median ($89,897).

From 2019 to 2023, Paradise's population declined 10.8% from 548 to 489, while its median home value rose 111.0% from $108,600 to $229,200.

20.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 489
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,444
Median home value: $229,200
Median gross rent: $1,375
Housing units: 219
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

548489

Median household income

$43,182$64,444

Median home value

$108,600$229,200

Median gross rent

$850$1,375

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	548	$43,182	$108,600	$850
2020	502	$50,000	$125,000	$863
2021	494	$56,354	$145,800	$907
2022	421	$54,167	$185,200	$1,232
2023	489	$64,444	$229,200	$1,375

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over15.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	4.9%
5 to 17	69	14.1%
18 to 24	71	14.5%
25 to 34	43	8.8%
35 to 44	54	11.0%
45 to 54	67	13.7%
55 to 64	59	12.1%
65 to 74	25	5.1%
75 and over	77	15.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	332	67.9%
Black or African American	18	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	130	26.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	18.2%
High school graduate	90	27.7%
Some college or associate's	108	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	49	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled17.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	188	72.3%
Carpooled	46	17.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	8.5%
Other means	2	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	62	26.1%
15 to 29 min	57	23.9%
30 to 44 min	41	17.2%
45 to 59 min	18	7.6%
60+ min	60	25.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 6.7% (33 of 489)

	Count	Share
Family households	138	72.6%
Nonfamily households	52	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	190	86.8%
Vacant	29	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	159	83.7%
Renter-occupied	31	16.3%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	173	79.0%
1-unit, attached	5	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40	18.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4855056
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.1498, -97.6886