Paris is a metro area of 62,280 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $185,935, having roughly tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 4%. There are 32 people per square mile. Median rent is $967 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,384, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Paris
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$84,016 → $185,935(+121%)US over the same years: +67%
White share81.2% → 71.6%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.6% → 20.4%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)31.3%(1,123)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(718)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.1%(1,188)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(100)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,585 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
58,266
$48,578
$84,016
11.6%
39.2
2000
62,813
$55,899
$97,254
13.2%
43.0
2010
62,653
$54,401
$110,349
15.6%
50.3
2020
61,675
$55,739
$124,538
18.2%
58.5
2024
62,280
$59,384
$185,935
20.4%
57.4
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.
