Paradise is a relatively large town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 185,832 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Paradise is the second largest community in Nevada.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Paradise is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Paradise is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Paradise who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.94%), sales jobs (12.43%), and food service (12.30%).

Another interesting thing about Paradise, despite not being a huge town, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Paradise Information and Demographics

The citizens of Paradise are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.73% of adults in Paradise having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Paradise in 2000 was $21,258, which is upper middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,032 for a family of four.

Paradise is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Paradise home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Paradise is White, followed by Asian. Paradise also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.53% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Paradise include German, Irish, Italian, and English.

In addition, Paradise has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.63%).

The most common language spoken in Paradise is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.