Paradise Valley is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 13,629 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Paradise Valley is the 39th largest community in Arizona.

Paradise Valley is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.69% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Paradise Valley is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Paradise Valley who work in management occupations (23.44%), sales jobs (15.48%), and healthcare (12.80%).

Of important note, Paradise Valley is also a town of artists. Paradise Valley has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Paradise Valley's character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 10.86% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Paradise Valley is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Paradise Valley is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.5% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Paradise Valley.

Paradise Valley Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Paradise Valley is a pretty powerful place. 69.12% of the adults in Paradise Valley have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Paradise Valley in 2000 was $81,290, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $325,160 for a family of four. However, Paradise Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Paradise Valley home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Paradise Valley is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Paradise Valley include German, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, Russian, Norwegian, Swedish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Paradise Valley is English. Some people also speak Spanish.