Editing Paradise, California (section)

===2010===
The 2010 United States census reported that Paradise had a population of 26,218. The population density was {{convert|1,430.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of Paradise was 24,129 (92.0%) [[White Americans|white]], 112 (0.4%) [[African Americans|African American]], 301 (1.1%) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 330 (1.3%) [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 24 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]], 416 (1.6%) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 906 (3.5%) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. There were 1,836 people (7.0%) of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origin, of any race.

The Census reported that 25,810 people (98.4% of the population) lived in households, 139 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 269 (1.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 11,893 households, out of which 2,574 (21.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,227 (44.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,308 (11.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 511 (4.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 742 (6.2%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 94 (0.8%) [[Same-sex marriage in California|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 4,038 households (34.0%) were made up of individuals, and 2,126 (17.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17. There were 7,046 [[Family (U.S. Census)|families]] (59.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.73.

The age distribution was 4,501 people (17.2%) under the age of 18, 1,858 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 4,822 people (18.4%) aged 25 to 44, 8,466 people (32.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,571 people (25.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

There were 12,981 housing units at an average density of {{convert|708.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 11,893 were occupied, of which 7,975 (67.1%) were owner-occupied, and 3,918 (32.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 17,381 people (66.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 8,429 people (32.1%) lived in rental housing units.