U.S. Beacon December 2, 2008

Paramount, CA

Los Angeles County, California

Latitude: 33.899915     Longitude: -118.166651
Population 56,540 (2005)



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0655618, place: Paramount city, California)

Total Population: 55,266
Male: 27,113 (49.06%)
Female: 28,153 (50.94%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 6,054 (10.95%)
5 to 9 years: 6,357 (11.5%)
10 to 14 years: 5,145 (9.31%)
15 to 19 years: 4,731 (8.56%)
20 to 24 years: 4,736 (8.57%)
25 to 34 years: 10,000 (18.09%)
35 to 44 years: 7,651 (13.84%)
45 to 54 years: 4,918 (8.9%)
55 to 59 years: 1,629 (2.95%)
60 to 64 years: 1,196 (2.16%)
65 to 74 years: 1,630 (2.95%)
75 to 84 years: 960 (1.74%)
85 years and over: 259 (0.47%)

Median age: 25.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 34,893 (63.14%)
21 years and over: 32,063 (58.02%)
62 years and over: 3,511 (6.35%)
65 years and over: 2,849 (5.16%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 34,893 (63.14%)
--Male: 16,839 (30.47%)
--Female: 18,054 (32.67%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 2,849 (5.16%)
--Male: 1,135 (2.05%)
--Female: 1,714 (3.1%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 52,626 (95.22%)
--White: 4,982 (9.01%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 39,945 (72.28%)
--Black or African American: 7,508 (13.59%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 586 (1.06%)
--Asian: 1,851 (3.35%)
----Asian Indian: 79 (0.14%)
----Chinese: 111 (0.2%)
----Filipino: 829 (1.5%)
----Japanese: 77 (0.14%)
----Korean: 196 (0.35%)
----Vietnamese: 80 (0.14%)
----Other Asian: 479 (0.87%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 464 (0.84%)
----Native Hawaiian: 19 (0.03%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 21 (0.04%)
----Samoan: 354 (0.64%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 70 (0.13%)
--Some other race: 23,040 (41.69%)
Two or more Races: 2,640 (4.78%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 39,945 (72.28%)
--Mexican: 33,129 (59.94%)
--Puerto Rican: 212 (0.38%)
--Cuban: 125 (0.23%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 6,479 (11.72%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 15,321 (27.72%)
--White Alone: 4,982 (9.01%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 54,946 (99.42%)
--Householder: 13,972 (25.28%)
--Spouse: 7,166 (12.97%)
--Child: 22,022 (39.85%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 16,952 (30.67%)
--Other relatives: 8,307 (15.03%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 2,989 (5.41%)
--Nonrelatives: 3,479 (6.3%)
----Unmarried partner: 1,120 (2.03%)
Living in group quarters: 320 (0.58%)
--Institutionalized Population: 300 (0.54%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 20 (0.04%)
Total households: 13,972
Family households (families): 11,334 (81.12%)
----With own children under 18 years: 7,696 (55.08%)
--Married-couple families: 7,166 (51.29%)
----With own children under 18 years: 5,060 (36.22%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 3,030 (21.69%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,000 (14.31%)
Nonfamily households: 2,638 (18.88%)
--Householder living alone: 2,039 (14.59%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 649 (4.65%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 8,744 (62.58%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,156 (15.43%)
Average household size: 3.93 people
Average family size: 4.31 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 14,591
Occupied housing units: 13,972 (95.76%)
Vacant housing units: 619 (4.24%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 31 (0.21%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.4%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 3.1%
Occupied housing units: 13,972 (95.76%)
Owner occupied housing units: 5,999 (41.11%)
Renter occupied housing units: 7,973 (54.64%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 3.91 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 3.95 people

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