Paramount, California

Back to Paramount, CA housing info, Los Angeles County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. Paramount CA Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com Paramount Apartments for Rent We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Paramount, CA Los Angeles County Population in July 2008: 55,236. Population change since 2000: -0.1%   Males: 27,098   (49.1%) Females: 28,138   (50.9%) Median resident age:   25.6 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 90723. Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,665 (it was $36,749 in 2000) Paramount:   $46,665 California:   $59,948 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,739 Paramount:   $14,739 California:   $28,678 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $400,143 (it was $136,800 in 2000) Paramount:   $400,143 California:   $532,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $301,158; Detached houses: $370,497; Townhouses or other attached units: $326,301; In 2-unit structures: $517,187; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $265,388; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $288,783; Mobile homes: $22,480; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 90723 Paramount, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Paramount: Hispanic (72.3%) Other race (41.7%) Black (13.6%) White Non-Hispanic (9.0%) Two or more races (4.8%) American Indian (1.7%) Filipino (1.5%) Other Asian (0.9%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Paramount: 150.5 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Paramount, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Paramount is mentioned 256 times on our forum: Safe to drive from S. Monica to Paramount, CA?  (2 replies) new job at paramount studios, where to live in LA  (17 replies) Nostalgia  (738 replies) Paramount, CA?  (3 replies) Lake Merritt  (140 replies) How bad is Compton?  (124 replies) Latest news from Paramount, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (2.0%), United States (1.8%), Irish (1.7%), English (1.0%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 67 feet Land area: 4.73 square miles. Population density: 11672 people per square mile   (high).

Latitude: 33.90 N, Longitude: 118.17 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -219 (-0.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,698 (14.8%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 562

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Paramount, California business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Here:	16.5%
California:	11.2%

Average climate in Paramount, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Paramount-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.2 miles away from the Paramount city center injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/9/1982, a category 2 tornado 6.8 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Paramount-area historical earthquake activity is above California state average. It is 2734% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from Paramount center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 29.4 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 42.2 miles away from Paramount center
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/9/1971 at 14:00:41, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 36.9 miles away from Paramount center, causing 65 deaths (65 shaking deaths), causing $535,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Demetrin Veal - 2005 NFL player (Denver Broncos, born: Aug 11, 1981), Kevin Kaesviharn - 2005 NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals, born: Aug 29, 1976), Guillermo Gonzalez - Major League Soccer player (Los Angeles, born: Jan 4, 1986), Tezarray Banks - College basketball player (Boise State Broncos).

Political contributions by individuals in Paramount, CA

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Notable locations in Paramount: Paramount City Hall (A), Paramount Branch County of Los Angeles Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Paramount include: Steam Engine Park (1), Pequino Park (2), Paramount Park (3), Village Park (4), Spane Park (5), Progress Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Paramount Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: California Long Beach Mission (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 15333 Gundry Avenue).

Average household size:

This city:	3.9 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	81.1%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.0%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This city:	21.9%
Whole state:	14.2%

This city:	8.4%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Paramount, CA

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3.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,821 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.22%
California average:	5.75%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)

Los Angeles County:	0.14%
California average:	0.21%

from Orange County, CA	0.46% ($46,009 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA	0.30% ($37,904)
from San Diego County, CA	0.15% ($41,486)

4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.58%
California average:	6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)

Los Angeles County:	0.06%
California average:	0.11%

to San Bernardino County, CA	0.64% ($39,463 average AGI)
to Orange County, CA	0.60% ($54,756)
to Riverside County, CA	0.35% ($50,596)

• Chris Compton, Twr 1 6417 E Alondra Blvd, Type: 3ta1, Structure height: 116.8 m, Overall height: 118.9 m
  Registrant: 2310 Ponderosa Dr Suite28, Camarillo, CA 93010, Phone: (805) 482-4797, Email:
• Chris Compton, Twr 2 6417 E Alondra Blvd, Type: 3ta2, Structure height: 62.2 m, Overall height: 63.4 m
  Registrant: 2310 Ponderosa Dr Suite28, Camarillo, CA 93010, Phone: (805) 482-4797, Email:
• Chris Compton, Twr 3 6417 E Alondra Blvd, Type: 3ta3, Structure height: 55.2 m, Overall height: 56.1 m
  Registrant: 2310 Ponderosa Dr Suite28, Camarillo, CA 93010, Phone: (805) 482-4797, Email:
• 6825 Rosecrans Ave, Type: Pole, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 18.3 m
  Registrant: Pacific Bell Mobile Services, 4420 Rosewood Bldg 2 4th Fl, Pleasanton, CA 94588, Phone: (510) 227-3059

• STATION, 14409 Paramount Blvd, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WNTH437
  Assigned Frequencies : 953.700 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/19/1996, Expiration Date: 02/19/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/27/2001
  Registrant: Phone: (213) 636-5202
• STATION, 15330 Vermont Ave, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4.6 m, Call Sign: WNTT758
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.850 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/03/1998, Expiration Date: 12/20/2008, Cancelation Date: 02/21/2009
  Registrant: Phone: (415) 697-1000
• STATION, 15330 Vermont Ave, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WNTV477
  Assigned Frequencies : 932.825 MHz, 933.775 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/13/1994, Expiration Date: 06/13/1999
  Registrant: Phone: (214) 580-1911
• Paramount, 15330 Vermont Ave, Type: Mast, Structure height: 22.3 m, Overall height: 25.9 m, Call Sign: WNEY665
  Assigned Frequencies : 6655.00 MHz, 6701.25 MHz, 959.600 MHz, 958.000 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/18/2001, Expiration Date: 09/27/2011
  Registrant: Mobile Relay Associates, Inc., Paramount, CA 90723-0019, Phone: (323) 636-5202, Fax: (562) 408-1892
• PARAMOUNT, 16323 Atlantic Place, Overall height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: WFY873
  Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 11425.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/19/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
  Registrant: Hughes Communications, Inc., 1990 Grand Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245

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