Paradise, Texas
Paradise is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 475 in 2020.
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Paradise, Texas
Paradise is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 475 in 2020.
According to tradition, the area was a cowboy's "paradise", hence the name.
Geography
Paradise, Texas
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all land.
Demographics
Paradise, Texas
<table><thead><tr><th>Census</th><th>Pop.</th><th>Note</th><th>%±</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2000</td><td>459</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>441</td><td></td><td>−3.9%</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>475</td><td></td><td>7.7%</td></tr><tr><td>2023 (est.)</td><td>701</td><td></td><td>47.6%</td></tr><tr><td>U.S. Decennial Census</td></tr></tbody></table>
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 475 people, 190 households, and 125 families residing in Paradise, and the DP1 profile detailed 185 households described below; the median age was 38.5 years, 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18, 16.8% were 65 years of age or older, and there were 94.7 males per 100 females (93.5 males per 100 females age 18 and over).
As of the 2020 census, 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 185 households in Paradise, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 47.6% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present; about 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 221 housing units, of which 16.3% were vacant; the homeowner vacancy rate was 6.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.3%.
<table><thead><tr><th>Race</th><th>Number</th><th>Percent</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>White</td><td>436</td><td>91.8%</td></tr><tr><td>Black or African American</td><td>4</td><td>0.8%</td></tr><tr><td>American Indian and Alaska Native</td><td>2</td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><td>Asian</td><td>2</td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><td>Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander</td><td>0</td><td>0.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Some other race</td><td>3</td><td>0.6%</td></tr><tr><td>Two or more races</td><td>28</td><td>5.9%</td></tr><tr><td>Hispanic or Latino (of any race)</td><td>53</td><td>11.2%</td></tr></tbody></table>
Education
Paradise, Texas
The City of Paradise is served by the Paradise Independent School District.