Paramount, California demographics

Paramount, CA demographics: median age 33.4; 14.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Paramount city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0655618. The survey estimates a population of 52,050 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Paramount is 33.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 14,618 households (±457). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.4 ±1.2	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	13,044 ±973	25.1% ±1.9 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	14,036 ±882	27.0% ±1.7 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	19,734 ±1,056	37.9% ±2.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,236 ±516	10.1% ±1.0 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	25,939 ±595	49.8% ±1.1 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	26,111 ±592	50.2% ±1.1 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	5,791 ±1,211	11.1% ±2.3 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,955 ±874	9.5% ±1.7 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,354 ±403	2.6% ±0.8 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,047 ±538	3.9% ±1.0 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	103 ±125 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	22,660 ±1,727	43.5% ±3.3 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	15,140 ±1,597	29.1% ±3.1 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,747 ±986	18.7% ±1.9 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	42,303 ±985	81.3% ±1.9 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,358 ±430	43.5% ±2.6 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,611 ±328	11.0% ±2.2 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,491 ±380	23.9% ±2.5 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,497 ±383	17.1% ±2.6 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	661 ±174	4.5% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,320 ±407	43.2% ±2.4 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,298 ±656	56.8% ±4.1 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,497 ±383	17.1% ±2.6 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,760 ±375	18.9% ±2.5 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,601 ±429	17.8% ±2.9 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,678 ±400	18.3% ±2.7 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,300 ±360	15.7% ±2.4 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,045 ±231	7.1% ±1.6 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	737 ±161	5.0% ±1.1 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	33,127 ±968	63.6% ±1.9 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	18,923 ±966	36.4% ±1.9 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 49,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	15,427 ±1,204	31.5% ±2.4 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	31,374 ±1,375	64.0% ±2.8 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	13 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	6 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	55 ±68 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	411 ±313 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	150 ±100 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	46 ±54 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	555 ±204	1.1% ±0.4 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	405 ±209 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	180 ±135 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	420 ±345 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 33,184
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	10,751 ±901	32.4% ±2.6 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	9,842 ±749	29.7% ±2.1 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,542 ±599	16.7% ±1.8 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,112 ±306	6.4% ±0.9 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,654 ±463	11.0% ±1.4 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,283 ±268	3.9% ±0.8 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 51,531
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	49,016 ±623	95.1% ±1.2 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,098 ±567	4.1% ±1.1 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	225 ±121 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	33 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	159 ±85 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.2% of Paramount residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 90.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Paramount	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.2% ±1.8 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.7% ±1.1 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.4% ±0.5 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Paramount . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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