COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paris vs Commerce
PLACE A
Paris, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Commerce, Texas
Paris is 5% larger than Commerce. Commerce earns more, with a median household income $3,374 higher. Commerce has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 2%).
PARISCOMMERCEDIFFERENCE
Total population10,4689,928+5% vs Commerce
Population density8111,191−380
Population growth1.6%12.5%−11.0 pts
Median age38.526.1+12.4
Male42.8%46.0%−3.1 pts
Female57.2%54.0%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born2.3%9.2%−6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.6%51.0%+24.6 pts
Black16.2%20.6%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%21.6%−18.7 pts
Asian0.4%2.3%−1.9 pts
Other4.8%4.5%+0.3 pts
Median household income$41,012$44,386−$3,374
Per capita income$27,414$22,169+$5,245
Poverty rate26.3%23.4%+2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5090.467+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%30.0%−9.0 pts
Graduate degree7.5%12.9%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%6.5%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation51.1%63.7%−12.5 pts
Median home value$163,600$161,600+$2,000
Median gross rent$780$909−$129
Owner-occupied56.8%41.5%+15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%15.1%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.3%51.8%−16.5 pts
Average commute16.519.9−3.4
Worked from home6.1%7.7%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.1%+1.0 pts
Uninsured11.4%15.3%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025