Paramount, CA Population

Overview

53,904

Total Population

31.6

Median age

49.65%

Female population %

101.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

45.6

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

44,74

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Paramount's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Paramount is 31.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Paramount's population under 18 was 27.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Paramount's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Paramount, 22.48% were under the age of 15, 24.48% aged 15 to 29, 44.20% aged 30 to 64, 7.99% aged 65 to 84, and 0.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 372 less females than males in Paramount:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.65% females and 50.35% males in Paramount, CA.
The Paramount, CA gender ratio is 101.4:100 i.e. 101.4 men to 100 women (1.014).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 3,067.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 2,343.

Paramount's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Paramount population: 27.99% are White, 7.66% are Black or African American, 1.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.36% are Asian, 0.60% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 44.99% are some other race and 14.12% are multiracial.
Paramount's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 44,74 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,164 (17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Paramount is some other race with a population of 24,253 (44.99% of the total population).

Paramount's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 56,064 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Paramount's population decreased by 944 (1.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Paramount's population decreased by 522 (0.96%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Paramount's population was lowest in year 2022 at 51,653.