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- Paramount is 0% more densely populated than Maywood.
- People are 5.2% less likely to be married in Paramount.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years older in Paramount.
 Maywood, CAParamount, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,904329,725,481
 Female Population48.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.638.4
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 Population - 201027,377  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,266285,036,114
 Population - 199027,850  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-4.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-4.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,398.693.4
 Land Area1.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Maywood, CAParamount, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Maywood, CAParamount, CAUnited States
 White0.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.5%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock83.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Maywood, CAParamount, CAUnited States
 Married Population44.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.0%50.2%
 Never Married47.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.742.60
 Households6,332  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,80080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock21.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,056  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Maywood    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Once quiet and mundane and peaceful, this comminuty has been ravaged by hordes of immigrants who overran the status quo and took over the community. Now that it has no  More

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Over 16 years ago

Grew up here sixty years ago. It was a small quiet community with almost no crime. Had a paper route and knew almost everybody in town. When the sixties came the influx  More

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Reviews for Paramount    2 Reviews

The good thing about paramount is that its 30 min from la, 30 min from orange county, long beach,  More

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Over 19 years ago

This city has been cleaned up from years of blue collar work force and crime. Like any other LA suburbs, it has it's negatives but for the most part, it is a pleasant  More

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