Paris is a city of 8,276 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $75,700, having risen by half since 2000. Households here earn about 35% less than in Illinois as a whole. The foreign-born share is 1%. The average commute runs 14 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,927, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 15%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Paris
What changed most since 1990
White share97.7% → 94.3%(−3.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.5% → 16.8%(+7.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate20.1% → 12.5%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Its weight in Edgar County
Paris's population equals 50% of Edgar County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 16% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 70% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.9%(68)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.1%(25)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60.3%(187)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 310 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Paris, decade by decade
Paris population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,987
$44,809
$76,562
9.5%
5.7
2000
9,077
$56,293
$89,443
11.1%
5.3
2010
8,837
$47,483
$92,069
14.4%
7.1
2020
8,291
$51,446
$90,661
16.5%
13.3
2024
8,276
$53,927
$75,700
16.8%
13.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
