Paramount, California
City in Los Angeles County, California · ZIP 90723
- Los Angeles County
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 16 public schools
- 51,169 (2024 estimate)Population
- 14,348Households
- $70,912Median household income
- $500,400Median home value
- 16Public schools
- 1ZIP codes
About Paramount
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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 55,266 |
| 2010 | 54,098 |
| 2020 | 53,733 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $70,912 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 6,225 units
- Renter occupied
- 8,123 units
- Vacancy rate
- 1.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Paramount | Los Angeles County | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 52,546 | 9,848,406 | 39,242,785 |
| Median household income | $70,912 | $87,760 | $96,334 |
| Median age | 33.2 | 37.9 | 37.6 |
| Median home value | $500,400 | $783,300 | $695,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 13.1% | 35.5% | 36.5% |
| Foreign-born residents | 36.3% | 33.4% | 26.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 43.4% | 46.1% | 55.8% |
| Mean commute to work | 28.8 minutes | 30.8 minutes | 29.0 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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Schools
| School | Type | Grades | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln | Public | K–5 | Paramount Unified |
| Harry Wirtz Elementary | Public | K–5 | Paramount Unified |
| Howard Tanner | Public | K–5 | Paramount Unified |
| Jefferson Elementary | Public | K–5 | Paramount Unified |
| Los Cerritos | Public | K–5 | Paramount Unified |
| Major Lynn Mokler | Public | K–5 | Paramount Unified |
| Mark Keppel | Public | K–5 | Paramount Unified |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Public | K–5 | Paramount Unified |
| Wesley Gaines | Public | K–4 | Paramount Unified |
| Alondra Middle | Public | 6–8 | Paramount Unified |
| Frank J. Zamboni | Public | 6–8 | Paramount Unified |
| Leona Jackson | Public | 5–8 | Paramount Unified |
| Paramount Park Middle | Public | 6–8 | Paramount Unified |
| Paramount High | Public | 9–12 | Paramount Unified |
| Paramount Unified Community Day | Alternative | 7–12 | Paramount Unified |
| Paramount Virtual Academy | Alternative | K–12 | Paramount Unified |
Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.
Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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