| Paramount, California |
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GEOGRAPHY Paramount is located at 33°53'60" North, 118°9'60" West (33.899915, -118.166651). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 12.5 Km&2 (4.8 Mi&2 ). 12.3 km&2 (4.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.07% water. HISTORY Paramount was created in 1948 from the merger of the cities of Hynes and Clearwater (Pitt 1997:381). DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 55,266 people, 13,972 households, and 11,331 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 4,511.3/km&2 (11,678.3/mi&2). There were 14,591 housing units at an average density of 1,191.0/km&2 (3,083.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 34.70% White , 13.59% African American , 1.06% Native American , 3.35% Asian , 0.84% Pacific Islander , 41.69% from Other Races , and 4.78% from two or more races. 72.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 13,972 households out of which 55.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were Married Couples living together, 21.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.93 and the average family size was 4.31. In the city the population was spread out with 36.9% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,749, and the median income for a family was $37,276. Males had a median income of $27,730 versus $22,472 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $11,487. 21.9% of the population and 19.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 27.5% of those under the age of 18 and 10.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |