Paradise Hills, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,591
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.9
2.05% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.1%
15.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$73,295
1.49% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$254,600
5.51% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,150
2.82% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Paradise Hills, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Paradise Hills, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Paradise Hills, NM was $254,600, and the homeownership rate was 75.7%.

Most people in Paradise Hills, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Paradise Hills, NM was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew MexicoBernalillo County, NMAlbuquerque, NMAlbuquerque NW PUMA, NM

Population & Diversity

Paradise Hills, NM is home to a population of 4.59k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.42% of Paradise Hills, NM residents were born outside of the country (111 people).

In 2024, there were 2.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.15k people) in Paradise Hills, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 722 White (Hispanic) and 716 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Paradise Hills, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Paradise Hills, NM was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Paradise Hills, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.15k ± 486
  2. White (Hispanic)
    722 ± 390
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    716 ± 410
42.4%
Hispanic Population
1.95k people

In 2024, there were 2.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.15k people) in Paradise Hills, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 722 White (Hispanic) and 716 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

42.4% of the people in Paradise Hills, NM are hispanic (1.95k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Paradise Hills, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.42%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
111 people
2.38%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
111 people

As of 2024, 2.42% of Paradise Hills, NM residents (111 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Paradise Hills, NM was 2.38%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    210 ± 198
  2. Vietnam
    136 ± 63
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    50 ± 40

Paradise Hills, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Paradise Hills, NM employs 2.15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Paradise Hills, NM were Educational Services (264 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (239 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (204 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($82,344), Manufacturing ($80,350), and Public Administration ($62,083).

Employment

Occupations

2.15k
2024 Value
± 420
2.82%
1 Year growth
± 27.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Paradise Hills, NM grew at a rate of 2.82%, from 2.09k employees to 2.15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Paradise Hills, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (286 people), Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (251 people), and Management Occupations (208 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Paradise Hills, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.15k
2024 Value
± 420
2.82%
1 Year growth
± 27.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Paradise Hills, NM grew at a rate of 2.82%, from 2.09k employees to 2.15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Paradise Hills, NM, are Educational Services (264 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (239 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (204 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Paradise Hills, NM, though some of these residents may live in Paradise Hills, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,542
Median earning men ± $17,522
$35,404
Median earning women ± $15,114

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($108,375), Retail Trade ($92,500), and Manufacturing ($82,350).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($78,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,563), and Public Administration ($60,625).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.
Y-Axis
2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Paradise Hills, NM was $254,600 in 2024, which is 0.765 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $241,300 to $254,600, a 5.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Paradise Hills, NM is 75.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Paradise Hills, NM have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Paradise Hills, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$254,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$32,892
$1,456
Median Property Taxes
±$319

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Paradise Hills, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Paradise Hills, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

75.7%
Homeownership
2024
67.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.7% of the housing units in Paradise Hills, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$73,295
Median Household Income
± $25,409
1.92k
Number of Households
± 411

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.92k households in Paradise Hills, NM declined from $73,295 from the previous year's value of $74,403.

The following chart displays the households in Paradise Hills, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Paradise Hills, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (67.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.4%)
  3. Carpooled (8.49%)

In 2024, 67.1% of workers in Paradise Hills, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.49%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Paradise Hills, NM have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Paradise Hills, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Paradise Hills, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Paradise Hills, NM have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Paradise Hills, NM (511 out of 4.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 15 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Paradise Hills, NM is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Paradise Hills, NM has health coverage, with 30.1% on employee plans, 26.9% on Medicaid, 19.3% on Medicare, 18.4% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.5% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 33.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.07%
Uninsured
30.1%
Employer Coverage
26.9%
Medicaid
19.3%
Medicare
18.4%
Non-Group
1.18%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Paradise Hills, NM grew by 24.9% from 3.26% to 4.07%.

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