Paradise

  1. Paradise Legal Resources
  2. Paradise Statistics
  3. Paradise Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Paradise Employment Information
  5. Paradise Family Information
  6. Paradise Education Information
  7. Paradise Public Benefits Information
  8. Paradise Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Paradise Legal Resources Back to top

Iowa Constitution

Iowa State Resources
Iowa Website
Iowa Governor
Iowa Legislature
Iowa Courts
Iowa Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Iowa Northern


Paradise Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 284
  • Land Area (2000): 92.711 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.110 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 97
Paradise Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 109 39.78%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 165 60.22%

Paradise Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Paradise Employment Information Back to top
Paradise Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 28 29.79%
2. Food Manufacturing 20 21.28%
3. Construction 18 19.15%
4. Educational Services 10 10.64%
5. U.S. Postal Service 5 5.32%
6. Chemical Manufacturing 4 4.26%
7. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 4 4.26%
8. Farm Supplies, Wholesale 3 3.19%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 2 2.13%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 9 18.00%
2. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 8 16.00%
3. Gasoline Stations 8 16.00%
4. Miscellaneous Durable Goods, Wholesale 5 10.00%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 3 6.00%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3 6.00%
7. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 3 6.00%
8. Farm Product Raw Materials, Wholesale 3 6.00%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 3 6.00%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 3 6.00%
11. Food Manufacturing 2 4.00%

Paradise Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 28 29.79%
2. Other Production Occupations 14 14.89%
3. Construction Laborers 9 9.57%
4. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 7 7.45%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 7 7.45%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 5 5.32%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 4 4.26%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3 3.19%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 3 3.19%
10. Life / Physical / Social Sciences 3 3.19%
11. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 3 3.19%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 3 3.19%
13. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 3 3.19%
14. Bus Drivers 2 2.13%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Cashiers 9 18.00%
2. Librarians / Curators / Archivists 8 16.00%
3. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 5 10.00%
4. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 5 10.00%
5. Secretaries and Admins 4 8.00%
6. Farmers and Farm Managers 3 6.00%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 3 6.00%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 3 6.00%
9. Personal Appearance Workers 3 6.00%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 3 6.00%
11. Food Processing Workers 2 4.00%
12. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 2 4.00%

Paradise Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 130 68.42%
15-35 hours 18 9.47%
1-14 hours 8 4.21%
No regular hours 34 17.89%

Paradise Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 14 10.69%
5 AM-5:29 AM 15 11.45%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 0 0.00%
6 AM-6:29 AM 5 3.82%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 18 13.74%
7 AM-7:29 AM 16 12.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 22 16.79%
8 AM-8:29 AM 16 12.21%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 5 3.82%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 5 3.82%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 0 0.00%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 3 2.29%
Noon-3:59 PM 12 9.16%
4 PM-11:59 PM 0 0.00%

Paradise Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 2 1.53%
5-9 19 14.50%
10-14 34 25.95%
15-19 30 22.90%
20-24 18 13.74%
25-29 0 0.00%
30-34 2 1.53%
35-39 0 0.00%
40-44 0 0.00%
45-59 0 0.00%
60-89 19 14.50%
At least 90 7 5.34%

Paradise Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 3 2.29% 100 76.34%
30-44 0 0.00% 2 1.53%
45-59 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
At least 60 0 0.00% 26 19.85%

Paradise Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 30 21.28%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 98 69.50%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 3 2.13%
Color 6 Box Walked 0 0.00%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 10 7.09%

Paradise Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Paradise Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 83 (274 people)
Families (2000): 64 (252 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 44
People at same address in 1995: 136
Paradise Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 13 15.66%
$10,000-$14,999 5 6.02%
$15,000-$19,999 0 0.00%
$20,000-$24,999 0 0.00%
$25,000-$29,999 3 3.61%
$30,000-$34,999 4 4.82%
$35,000-$39,999 13 15.66%
$40,000-$44,999 2 2.41%
$45,000-$49,999 9 10.84%
$50,000-$59,999 14 16.87%
$60,000-$74,999 10 12.05%
$75,000-$99,999 4 4.82%
$100,000-$124,999 6 7.23%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Paradise Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 8 8.89%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 30 33.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 1 1.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 17 18.89%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 18 20.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 8 8.89%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 7 7.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1 1.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Paradise Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 73 27.76%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 29 11.03%
Public Assistance 13 4.94%
Retirement 0 0.00%
Self Employment 50 19.01%
Social Security 16 6.08%
Supplemental Security 4 1.52%
Wage / Salary 64 24.33%
Other 14 5.32%

Paradise Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 24 41.38%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 34 58.62%

Paradise Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 6 5.66%
Color 1 Box Married 61 57.55%
Color 2 Box Never Married 35 33.02%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4 3.77%

Paradise Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3 3.37%
Color 1 Box Married 60 67.42%
Color 2 Box Never Married 19 21.35%
Color 3 Box Widowed 7 7.87%

Paradise Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Paradise Education Information Back to top
Paradise Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 29 15.93%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 13 7.14%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 60 32.97%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 31 17.03%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 20 10.99%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 26 14.29%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3 1.65%

Paradise Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 12 4.23% 0 0.00% 12 4.23%
Kindergarten 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Grades 1-4 24 8.45% 7 2.46% 31 10.92%
Grades 5-8 15 5.28% 4 1.41% 19 6.69%
Grades 9-12 14 4.93% 0 0.00% 14 4.93%
Undergrad college 11 3.87% 0 0.00% 11 3.87%
Graduate or professional school 8 2.82% 0 0.00% 8 2.82%
Total 84 29.58% 11 3.87% 95 33.45%

Paradise Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Paradise Public Benefits Information Back to top
Paradise Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 254 92.70%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 20 7.30%

Paradise Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Paradise Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Paradise Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 57 20.07%
10-19 Years 38 13.38%
20-29 Years 35 12.32%
30-39 Years 38 13.38%
40-49 Years 50 17.61%
50-59 Years 29 10.21%
60-69 Years 25 8.80%
70-79 Years 11 3.87%
80-89 Years 1 0.35%
90+ Years 0 0.00%

Paradise Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 155 54.58%
Color 1 Box Female 129 45.42%

Paradise Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 259 91.20%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 24 8.45%
Color 2 Box Asian 1 0.35%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Paradise Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 117 46.06%
2. United States Or American 39 15.35%
3. Irish 24 9.45%
4. Finnish 21 8.27%
5. Swiss 16 6.30%
6. English 15 5.91%
7. Polish 6 2.36%
8. Scottish 5 1.97%
9. French Non-Basque 3 1.18%
10. Pennsylvania German 3 1.18%

Paradise Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 205 82.00%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 45 18.00%

Paradise Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 233 85.04%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 41 14.96%

Paradise Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Paradise Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.