MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Paris Micro

Paris, TN · 1 counties · 27,888 residents · 562 sq mi

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With 27,888 people, Paris is a metro area. The median age is 39.4, about 6 years above the US median. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $41,800. The median household earns $18,891, about 37% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

27,888

−10%vs 2000

vs 31,115 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

50 / sq mi

−10%vs 2000

vs 55 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

39.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

562 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(1,591)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,730)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,925)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,857)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(1,519)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(3,781)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(3,610)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(3,213)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(3,174)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(3,108)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(1,789)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(591)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,891

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,169 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,423

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,855 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.9%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,800

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $403 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

23.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.7%(27,596)

Black8.9%(2,777)

Hispanic / Latino1%(311)

Asian0.3%(84)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.4%(24,942)

Black10.2%(2,831)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(58)

Asian0.1%(15)

Other0.4%(100)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(406)

Central American0.3%(105)

Puerto Rican0.3%(99)

Cuban0.3%(97)

Guatemalan0.2%(79)

South American0.2%(60)

Colombian0.1%(25)

Uruguayan0.1%(24)

Nicaraguan0.1%(19)

Peruvian0%(11)

Honduran0%(4)

Costa Rican0%(3)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(79)

Filipino0.1%(44)

Korean0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(54)

Ancestry

American33.5%(10,844)

English14.7%(4,758)

Irish8.9%(2,891)

German7.6%(2,452)

Scottish2.3%(748)

Italian1.9%(626)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(347)

French1%(336)

Polish0.7%(227)

Dutch0.7%(221)

Welsh0.6%(186)

Subsaharan African0.4%(127)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.4%(119)

Swedish0.3%(113)

British0.3%(96)

Norwegian0.2%(69)

Danish0.1%(48)

Canadian0.1%(45)

Portuguese0.1%(42)

West Indian0.1%(41)

Hungarian0.1%(39)

Swiss0.1%(34)

Ukrainian0.1%(20)

Lithuanian0%(15)

Greek0%(13)

Finnish0%(9)

Arab0%(8)

Lebanese0%(8)

Austrian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(5)

Australian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 13.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.7%(3,895)

Married52.4%(6,859)

Widowed4.9%(639)

Divorced13%(1,709)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(2,781)

Married50.7%(7,090)

Widowed12.7%(1,779)

Divorced16.7%(2,336)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.5%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.9%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18.7%(466)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19%(473)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.8%(1,019)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(72)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,496 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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