Paradise, Mono County, California
Paradise is an unincorporated community and census-designated place that is the southernmost community in Mono County, California, United States. The population was 174 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Located in the southwest part of the county, Paradise functions as a bedroom community for workers in Bishop and Mammoth Lakes, and as a home for retirees. Geographically, it sits near the bottom of the Sherwin Grade, which divides Round Valley in Inyo County from Long Valley in Mono County. Neighboring communities include Wheeler Crest to the west, Swall Meadows and Pinon Ranch to the north.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of, all of it land.
Demographics
Paradise first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Paradise had a population of 174. The population density was. The racial makeup of Paradise was 142 White, 0 African American, 4 Native American, 2 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 3 from other races, and 23 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15 persons.The whole population lived in households. There were 84 households, out of which 22 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 51 were married-couple households, 5 were cohabiting couple households, 13 had a female householder with no partner present, and 15 had a male householder with no partner present. 16 households were one person, and 10 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.07. There were 63 families.
The age distribution was 21 people under the age of 18, 7 people aged 18 to 24, 21 people aged 25 to 44, 51 people aged 45 to 64, and 74 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 59.6years. There were 96 males and 78 females.
There were 104 housing units at an average density of, of which 84 were occupied. Of these, 83 were owner-occupied, and 1 were occupied by renters.
2010
The 2010 United States census reported that Paradise had a population of 153. The population density was. The racial makeup of Paradise was 130 White, 0 African American, 2 Native American, 6 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 5 from other races, and 10 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14 persons.The Census reported that 153 people lived in households, 0 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 were institutionalized.
There were 74 households, out of which 11 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 49 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2 had a female householder with no husband present, 0 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 20 households were made up of individuals, and 10 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07. There were 51 families ; the average family size was 2.47.
The population was spread out, with 19 people under the age of 18, 2 people aged 18 to 24, 23 people aged 25 to 44, 76 people aged 45 to 64, and 33 people who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
There were 87 housing units at an average density of 20.0 per square mile, of which 71 were owner-occupied, and 3 were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 25.0%. 149 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4 people lived in rental housing units.