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About Paradise, NV
Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It contains most of the Las Vegas Strip. The population was 186,070 at the 2000 census and 193,713 in 2005. As an unincorporated portion of Clark County, it is governed by the Clark County Commission. It also contains McCarran International Airport. Therefore, many tourists visiting "Las Vegas" actually spend most of their time in Paradise. Clark County has resisted efforts by the city of Las Vegas to annex the Strip.
As of the census of 2000, there were 186,070 people, 77,209 households, and
43,314 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,524.0/km
(3,947.3/mi). There were 85,398 housing units at an average density of 699.5/km
(1,811.6/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.51% White, 6.59% African
American, 0.77% Native American, 6.52% Asian, 0.59% Pacific Islander, 8.37% from
other races, and 4.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
were 23.47% of the population.
There were 77,209 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 43.9% were non-families. 31.9% of all
households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average
family size was 3.04.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 10.8%
from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there
were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,376, and the median income
for a family was $46,578. Males had a median income of $31,412 versus $25,898
for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,258. 11.8% of the
population and 8.1% of families were below the poverty line. 15.3% of those
under the age of 18 and 7.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty
line.