Humidity & wind
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Population
185,913
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$384,200
Owner-occupied units
Paradise, NV
Nevada · 36.087° N, 115.136° W · 42 sq mi
Paradise is a city in Nevada, with a population of 185,913 and about 4,384 residents per square mile. The median household earns $59,190 a year, and the median home is worth $384,200.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
42 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
4,384
People per square mile
Rank by population
#148
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#302
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$59,190
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,372
Per month
Homeownership
41.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.2 min
One way
People
Median age
39.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
24.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
26.1%
Households
75,934
2.42 people each
What people here do for work
Arts, food & hospitality 28.1%
Education & health care 13.8%
Professional & business services 12.9%
Retail trade 11.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Nevada
Name
Miriam Adelson & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$28.6B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Las Vegas
Source of wealth
Casinos
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Nevada · private sector
Employer
MGM Resorts International
Sector
Hospitality
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Nevada
Company
MGM Resorts International
Revenue
$17.2B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Las Vegas
Ticker
MGM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Nevada
State bird
Mountain Bluebird
State flower
Sagebrush
State capital
Carson City
Nickname
The Silver State
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Cities near Paradise
- Enterprise, NV7 mi · 240,464
- Spring Valley, NV7 mi · 219,187
- Henderson, NV8 mi · 353,289
- Sunrise Manor, NV8 mi · 200,218
- Las Vegas, NV12 mi · 679,817
- North Las Vegas, NV14 mi · 296,653
- St. George, UT110 mi · 108,713
- Lake Havasu City, AZ119 mi · 59,358
Cities about the same size
- Elk Grove, CA185,007
- Ontario, CA187,013
- Glendale, CA187,160
- Cary, NC183,582
- Newport News, VA183,230
- Fort Lauderdale, FL188,677
- Clarksville, TN188,829
- Akron, OH189,691