Demographics of Paramount city, California

Paramount city, California had 50,755 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,823 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Paramount city, in four figures

50,755
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 52,050 ±59.; −5.3%
Change since July 2020: −2,823 people.; 33.4 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,250 ±$6,365
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Paramount city, California's population shrank 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Paramount city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Paramount city, California's population shrank 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Paramount city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	53,578	100.0	100.0
2021	52,459	97.9	100.2
2022	51,763	96.6	100.7
2023	51,387	95.9	101.6
2024	51,144	95.5	102.5
2025	50,755	94.7	103.1

Population of Paramount city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	53,578	—
2021	52,459	−1,119
2022	51,763	−696
2023	51,387	−376
2024	51,144	−243
2025	50,755	−389

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.4 ±1.2: for men 32.2 ±1.0 and for women 35.0 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Paramount city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	3,008 ±436	5.8% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,036 ±870	19.3% ±1.7	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,822 ±598	11.2% ±1.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,434 ±898	27.7% ±1.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,514 ±854	26.0% ±1.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,236 ±516	10.1% ±1.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,250 ±$6,365, and income per person $26,819 ±$2,801, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Paramount city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,779 ±322	12.2% ±2.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,384 ±433	16.3% ±2.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,128 ±437	21.4% ±2.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,349 ±367	16.1% ±2.5	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,884 ±407	19.7% ±2.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,228 ±277	8.4% ±1.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	866 ±236	5.9% ±1.6	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Paramount city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	6,471 ±1,043	12.6% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,379 ±453	18.6% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,107 ±538	10.1% ±1.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	985 ±233	12.6% ±2.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Paramount city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Paramount city	California	United States
Housing units	14,773 ±454	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.0% ±0.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.5% to 1.6%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.0% ±3.3	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	57.0% ±3.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$533,700 ±$26,114	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,875 ±$55	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Paramount city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	42,303 ±985	81.3% ±1.9	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,139 ±535	4.1% ±1.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,784 ±872	9.2% ±1.7	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,903 ±545	3.7% ±1.0	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 228	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 269	0% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	324 to 1,004	0.6% to 1.9%	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Paramount city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	29,868 ±983	57.4% ±1.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,447 ±437	4.7% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	812 ±268	1.6% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,923 ±966	36.4% ±1.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,753 ±719	14.9% ±1.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11,170 ±840	21.5% ±1.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Paramount city among the places of California

179th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Paramount city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Huntington Park city	53,108 ±51
Lincoln city	52,956 ±89
Placentia city	52,826 ±59
Novato city	52,546 ±71
Cathedral City city	52,267 ±75
Paramount city	52,050 ±59
Palm Desert city	51,990 ±43
Watsonville city	51,712 ±34
Delano city	51,679 ±39
Aliso Viejo city	51,113 ±58
El Dorado Hills CDP	51,026 ±1,880

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Paramount city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026