Paris is home to 24,775 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 26.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 40% less than in Texas as a whole. The typical home is worth $150,000, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,239, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Paris
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants59.3% → 48.4%(−10.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.4% → 19.3%(+5.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Paris's population equals 49% of Lamar County's. Its number of households without a car equals 76% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 35% 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)34.3%(454)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(208)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.3%(348)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(91)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,323 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
24,702
$44,984
$86,642
14.4%
49.6
2000
25,898
$49,983
$94,362
15.2%
56.0
2010
25,171
$44,443
$105,016
17.0%
66.3
2020
24,476
$43,384
$104,720
16.3%
76.2
2024
24,775
$47,239
$150,000
19.3%
75.4
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.
