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The population in Paragon is 573. There are 2,018 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Paragon is 40.7, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Paragon is 2.5, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Paragon
- 49.7% are married
- 18.2% are divorced
- 31.9% are married with children
- 19.7% have children, but are single
Race in Paragon
- 95.7% are White
- 0.0% are Black
- 0.0% are Asian
- 0.0% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 0.0% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 4.3% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander