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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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.
![Paramount, CA population by age group The graph shows Paramount's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/paramount-ca-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
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, CA population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Paramount, CA population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/paramount-ca-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
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, CA population by race The bar chart shows Paramount, CA population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/paramount-ca-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
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.
![Paramount, CA population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Paramount's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-paramount-ca-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)