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

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Paradise Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 186,070
  • Land Area (2000): 122.088 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 85,398
Paradise Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 185,728 99.94%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 104 0.06%

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. Accommodation and Food Services 11,172 20.48%
2. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 7,878 14.44%
3. Construction 6,800 12.46%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3,042 5.58%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 2,527 4.63%
6. Other Transportation 2,041 3.74%
7. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,817 3.33%
8. Educational Services 1,373 2.52%
9. Public Administration 1,359 2.49%
10. Health Care 1,253 2.30%
11. Finance and Insurance 1,056 1.94%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 964 1.77%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 942 1.73%
14. Air Transportation 850 1.56%
15. Repair and Maintenance 847 1.55%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 663 1.22%
17. Department and Other General Stores 514 0.94%
18. Truck Transportation 457 0.84%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 446 0.82%
20. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 430 0.79%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 8,790 21.88%
2. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 6,039 15.04%
3. Health Care 3,141 7.82%
4. Educational Services 2,969 7.39%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,953 4.86%
6. Finance and Insurance 1,714 4.27%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 1,593 3.97%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,475 3.67%
9. Public Administration 1,200 2.99%
10. Department and Other General Stores 1,054 2.62%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 867 2.16%
12. Construction 847 2.11%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 829 2.06%
14. Social Assistance 712 1.77%
15. Air Transportation 614 1.53%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 489 1.22%
17. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 488 1.21%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 463 1.15%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 412 1.03%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 276 0.69%

Paradise Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3,608 6.61%
2. Other Personal Care, Not child care 3,332 6.11%
3. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 2,844 5.21%
4. Other Management Occupations 2,297 4.21%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,245 4.11%
6. Other Food Preparation and Servers 1,985 3.64%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 1,747 3.20%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,603 2.94%
9. Other Protective Service Workers 1,564 2.87%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,464 2.68%
11. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 1,447 2.65%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 1,431 2.62%
13. Other Motor Vehicle Operators 1,379 2.53%
14. Other Construction Trades 1,240 2.27%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 1,195 2.19%
16. Construction Laborers 1,193 2.19%
17. Waiters and Waitresses 1,078 1.98%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 1,034 1.90%
19. Carpenters 968 1.77%
20. Other Office and Admin Support 967 1.77%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,942 7.32%
2. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 2,446 6.09%
3. Cashiers 2,435 6.06%
4. Other Personal Care, Not child care 2,287 5.69%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 2,161 5.38%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 1,766 4.40%
7. Secretaries and Admins 1,632 4.06%
8. Waiters and Waitresses 1,608 4.00%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 1,445 3.60%
10. Customer Service Representatives 1,289 3.21%
11. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 1,231 3.06%
12. Other Management Occupations 1,183 2.95%
13. Other Food Preparation and Servers 1,158 2.88%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 845 2.10%
15. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 798 1.99%
16. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 768 1.91%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 747 1.86%
18. Registered Nurses 715 1.78%
19. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 689 1.72%
20. Business Operations Specialists 665 1.66%

Paradise Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 93,774 62.17%
15-35 hours 14,729 9.76%
1-14 hours 2,590 1.72%
No regular hours 39,746 26.35%

Paradise Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 4,515 4.97%
5 AM-5:29 AM 3,122 3.43%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 4,379 4.82%
6 AM-6:29 AM 7,194 7.91%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 7,412 8.15%
7 AM-7:29 AM 10,382 11.42%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 10,046 11.05%
8 AM-8:29 AM 8,235 9.06%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 3,943 4.34%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 5,530 6.08%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 2,662 2.93%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1,945 2.14%
Noon-3:59 PM 9,562 10.52%
4 PM-11:59 PM 11,991 13.19%

Paradise Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,730 1.90%
5-9 8,203 9.02%
10-14 16,073 17.68%
15-19 20,090 22.10%
20-24 18,184 20.00%
25-29 6,011 6.61%
30-34 11,786 12.96%
35-39 828 0.91%
40-44 1,375 1.51%
45-59 2,728 3.00%
60-89 2,303 2.53%
At least 90 1,607 1.77%

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 1,807 1.99% 68,484 75.33%
30-44 1,808 1.99% 12,181 13.40%
45-59 909 1.00% 1,819 2.00%
At least 60 1,850 2.03% 2,060 2.27%

Paradise Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 855 0.92%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 12,912 13.89%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 65,365 70.31%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 294 0.32%
Color 4 Box Other 751 0.81%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 6,374 6.86%
Color 6 Box Walked 4,367 4.70%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 2,047 2.20%

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): 77,225 (184,031 people)
Families (2000): 43,874 (132,975 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 14,367
People at same address in 1995: 57,991
Paradise Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 6,498 8.41%
$10,000-$14,999 4,579 5.93%
$15,000-$19,999 5,368 6.95%
$20,000-$24,999 6,455 8.36%
$25,000-$29,999 5,337 6.91%
$30,000-$34,999 5,532 7.16%
$35,000-$39,999 5,482 7.10%
$40,000-$44,999 5,364 6.95%
$45,000-$49,999 4,246 5.50%
$50,000-$59,999 6,791 8.79%
$60,000-$74,999 7,502 9.71%
$75,000-$99,999 7,122 9.22%
$100,000-$124,999 3,314 4.29%
$125,000-$149,999 1,457 1.89%
$150,000-$199,999 1,175 1.52%
$200,000 or more 1,003 1.30%

Paradise Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 24,641 31.91%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 18,709 24.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 7,376 9.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 10,114 13.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1,273 1.65%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 7,549 9.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 401 0.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 3,941 5.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 116 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1,691 2.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 33 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1,344 1.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 21 0.03%

Paradise Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 65,190 33.65%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 19,060 9.84%
Public Assistance 1,509 0.78%
Retirement 11,134 5.75%
Self Employment 5,892 3.04%
Social Security 16,372 8.45%
Supplemental Security 1,926 0.99%
Wage / Salary 63,777 32.92%
Other 8,855 4.57%

Paradise Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 18,371 58.57%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 12,995 41.43%

Paradise Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 11,136 13.93%
Color 1 Box Married 37,854 47.36%
Color 2 Box Never Married 29,001 36.29%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,932 2.42%

Paradise Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 12,104 16.69%
Color 1 Box Married 36,905 50.89%
Color 2 Box Never Married 17,034 23.49%
Color 3 Box Widowed 6,473 8.93%

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 9,579 6.52%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 21,886 14.91%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 44,786 30.51%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 39,378 26.82%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 7,698 5.24%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 15,937 10.86%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 7,548 5.14%

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 1,225 0.66% 714 0.38% 1,939 1.04%
Kindergarten 1,798 0.97% 211 0.11% 2,009 1.08%
Grades 1-4 8,824 4.74% 391 0.21% 9,215 4.95%
Grades 5-8 7,667 4.12% 358 0.19% 8,025 4.31%
Grades 9-12 7,028 3.78% 357 0.19% 7,385 3.97%
Undergrad college 8,669 4.66% 1,039 0.56% 9,708 5.22%
Graduate or professional school 1,343 0.72% 390 0.21% 1,733 0.93%
Total 36,554 19.65% 3,460 1.86% 40,014 21.50%

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 162,090 88.17%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 21,749 11.83%

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 23,774 12.78%
10-19 Years 20,630 11.09%
20-29 Years 31,628 17.00%
30-39 Years 31,303 16.82%
40-49 Years 26,954 14.49%
50-59 Years 23,034 12.38%
60-69 Years 14,574 7.83%
70-79 Years 9,857 5.30%
80-89 Years 3,815 2.05%
90+ Years 501 0.27%

Paradise Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 97,081 52.17%
Color 1 Box Female 88,989 47.83%

Paradise Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 111,017 59.66%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 43,663 23.47%
Color 2 Box Asian 11,945 6.42%
Color 1 Box African-American 11,734 6.31%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 5,407 2.91%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1,018 0.55%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 997 0.54%
Color 6 Box Other Race 289 0.16%

Paradise Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 22,417 18.29%
2. Irish 18,033 14.72%
3. English 15,008 12.25%
4. Italian 13,395 10.93%
5. United States Or American 7,854 6.41%
6. French Non-Basque 5,555 4.53%
7. Polish 5,096 4.16%
8. Scottish 2,880 2.35%
9. Swedish 2,695 2.20%
10. Norwegian 2,541 2.07%

Paradise Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 120,738 69.51%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 34,656 19.95%
3. Tagalog 4,257 2.45%
4. Chinese 1,513 0.87%
5. Korean 1,356 0.78%
6. African 1,108 0.64%
7. German 1,029 0.59%
8. Italian 978 0.56%
9. French 924 0.53%
10. Japanese 737 0.42%

Paradise Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 143,782 77.37%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 14,647 7.88%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 27,403 14.75%

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.