Paramount City, California


Paramount City is a one of the Los Angeles County, California, located in Western Region (Pacific) of United States. The city has a population of 55266 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 55236, giving it the 135th largest population among California. The city spans an area of 4.84 square miles (12.54 sq km), of which, 4.73 square miles (12.25 sq km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 sq km) of it is water, making it California's 550th largest by total area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 55266 people in the city, organized into 13972 households, and 11334 families living in the city. The population density was 11678.3 people per square mile (4509.02/kmē), it is the 37th most populated city in terms of population density. There were 14591 housing units at an average density of 3084.8 per square mile (1191.05/kmē). The average household size was 3.93 and the average family size was 4.31. In the Paramount City, 36.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 12% were 18 to 24, 31.9% were 25 to 44, 14% were 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median age is 25.6 years, The median age of males was 24.9 years, for females the median age was 26.3 years. The racial makeup of the city was 19177 White, 7508 Black or African American, 586 American Indian, 1851 Asian, 464 Native Hawaiian, 2640 from two or more races and 23040 Ohter races.

Paramount city California Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Paramount city California School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Paramount City California GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $36749, it is the 700th highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of California. The median income for a family in the city was $37276, it is the 301st lowest city by median family income in the U.S. state of California. The per capita income for the city was $11487, it is 146th poorest city by per capita income in California. The median income was $18055, Median income for males is $20882, compared with $14674 for females.

In 2000, 19113 pupils and students, of which 47.63% are male and 52.37% are female, 34.58% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.26% nursery or pri school, 8.51% kindergarten, 48.15% elementary school, 21.5% high school and 16.58% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census55266
April 2000 Estimate55230
July 2000 Estimate55388
July 2001 Estimate55792
July 2002 Estimate56159
July 2003 Estimate56383
July 2004 Estimate56339
July 2005 Estimate56026
July 2006 Estimate55672
July 2007 Estimate55206
July 2008 Estimate55236
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5494571006
Kindergarten7288991627
Elementary school452746759202
High school204120684109
College or graduate school125819113169
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Paramount city, California$36749$37276$11487
Los Angeles County, California$42189$46452$20683
California, United States$47493$53025$22711
United States$41994$50046$21587