† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupParamountCaliforniaUnited States
Mexican59.3%32.3%11.3%
Salvadoran7.7%2.0%0.7%
Guatemalan5.0%1.3%0.5%
Honduran1.0%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.7%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.7%0.3%—
Colombian0.7%0.3%0.4%
African American†8.3%4.4%9.9%
African0.5%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
Jamaican0.3%—0.4%
German1.9%6.8%12.5%
Irish1.7%5.9%9.4%
English1.7%6.3%9.5%
American1.4%2.8%5.3%
Italian1.1%3.4%4.8%
Armenian0.9%——
Polish0.5%0.9%2.2%
French0.4%1.3%1.6%
Chinese1.2%3.9%1.3%
Filipino0.9%3.3%0.9%
Korean0.5%1.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%2.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%1.7%0.6%
Japanese0.2%0.6%0.2%
Aztec23.1%0.3%—
Maya13.8%——
Samoan4.6%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Paramount
California
United States
Median age
33.4
37.9
39.1
Age 18–24
11.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.2%
15.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Paramount
California
United States
Median household income
$75,250
$99,122
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.9%
36.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Paramount
California
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
68.5%
44.4%
22.3%
Spanish
64.0%
28.4%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.1%
2.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Paramount
California
United States
Catholic
—
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
55.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Paramount, California
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+55.0%
2008
+64.2%
2012
+69.2%
2016
+73.6%
2020
+60.3%
2024
+36.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2012, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
66.6%Harris8,948
30.1%Trump4,051
3.3%
D+36.4
R+23.8
D+37.9
13,444
D
78.9%Biden13,080
18.6%Trump3,088
2.5%
D+60.3
R+13.4
D+55.8
16,578
D
84.7%Clinton11,058
11.1%Trump1,449
4.2%
D+73.6
D+4.5
D+71.5
13,051
D
83.3%Obama9,339
14.2%Romney1,588
2.5%
D+69.2
D+4.9
D+65.3
11,205
D
81.9%Obama9,047
17.7%McCain1,954
0.4%
D+64.2
D+9.3
D+57.0
11,040
D
76.7%Kerry7,961
21.8%Bush2,259
1.5%
D+55.0
—
D+57.4
10,376
Paramount's population is roughly 85% Hispanic or Latino, making it one of the most concentrated majority-Latino cities in Los Angeles County and a consistent testing ground for Spanish-language voter outreach strategies.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 73.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 23.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.4 points.
A population of 52,050, a 5% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,250 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lynwood and Huntington Park.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Paramount, California voted Democratic by 36.4 points (D+36.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,444 votes cast, 8,948 went Democratic and 4,051 went Republican.
How many people live in Paramount, California?
Paramount, California has a population of 52,050 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paramount, California?
Median household income in Paramount, California is $75,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Paramount, California?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Paramount, California from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
