Paris, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

10,160

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.8

0.264% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.9%

0.743% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$55,839

12.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$186,300

2.31% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Paris, KY is home to a population of 10.2k people, from which 97.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.84% of Paris, KY residents were born outside of the country (390 people).

In 2024, there were 9.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.07k people) in Paris, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 878 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 511 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Paris, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Paris, KY was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Paris, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Paris, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.07k ± 227
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
878 ± 134
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
511 ± 96

6.19%

Hispanic Population

629 people

6.19% of the people in Paris, KY are hispanic (629 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Paris, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

3.84%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

390 people

4.04%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

408 people

As of 2024, 3.84% of Paris, KY residents (390 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Paris, KY was 4.04%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Paris, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
129 ± 77
Gulf War (2001-)
114 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
44 ± 29

Paris, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Paris, KY.

Economy

The economy of Paris, KY employs 4.56k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Paris, KY were Retail Trade (883 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (796 people), and Manufacturing (586 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($58,842), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,419), and Finance & Insurance ($57,065).

Employment

Occupations

4.56k

2024 Value

± 473

6.77%

1 Year growth

± 14.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Paris, KY grew at a rate of 6.77%, from 4.27k employees to 4.56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Paris, KY, are Sales & Related Occupations (706 people), Production Occupations (482 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (410 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Paris, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.56k

2024 Value

± 473

6.77%

1 Year growth

± 14.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Paris, KY grew at a rate of 6.77%, from 4.27k employees to 4.56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Paris, KY, are Retail Trade (883 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (796 people), and Manufacturing (586 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Paris, KY, though some of these residents may live in Paris, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,649

Median earning men ± $5,812

$29,836

Median earning women ± $3,845

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,835), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,667), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,456).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,347), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,333), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,011).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Paris, KY was $186,300 in 2024, which is 0.56 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $182,100 to $186,300, a 2.31% increase. The homeownership rate in Paris, KY is 54.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Paris, KY have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Paris, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$186,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,023

$2,248

Median Property Taxes

±$312

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Paris, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Paris, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.1% of the housing units in Paris, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Paris, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,839

Median Household Income

± $8,051

4.15k

Number of Households

± 455

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.15k households in Paris, KY grew to $55,839 from the previous year's value of $49,464.

The following chart displays the households in Paris, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Paris, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.8%)
Carpooled (15.6%)
Worked At Home (9.01%)

In 2024, 69.8% of workers in Paris, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.6%) and those who worked at home (9.01%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Paris, KY have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.2% of the workforce in Paris, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Paris, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Paris, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Paris, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Paris, KY (1.7k out of 10k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Paris, KY is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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