Paris, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population

24,775

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.8

1.65% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

26%

0.838% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$47,239

3.96% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$150,000

16.9% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,352

4.02% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Paris, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.2% of the residents in Paris, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Paris, TX are Paris Junior College (1,508 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Paris, TX was $150,000, and the homeownership rate was 48.4%.

Most people in Paris, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Paris, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Paris, TX is home to a population of 24.8k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.47% of Paris, TX residents were born outside of the country (860 people).

In 2024, there were 2.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.2k people) in Paris, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.43k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.68k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Paris, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Paris, TX was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Paris, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.2k ± 665
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.43k ± 418
White (Hispanic)
1.68k ± 559

11.9%

Hispanic Population

2.95k people

11.9% of the people in Paris, TX are hispanic (2.95k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Paris, TX 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 Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

3.47%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

860 people

3.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

787 people

As of 2024, 3.47% of Paris, TX residents (860 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, TX was 3.19%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
454 ± 239
Vietnam
331 ± 155
Gulf War (1990s)
115 ± 72

Paris, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.37 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

80% of the population of Paris, TX has health coverage, with 28.6% on employee plans, 21.1% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 15.1% on non-group plans, and 1.74% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 22.3% between 18 and 34 years, 32.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

20%

Uninsured

28.6%

Employer Coverage

21.1%

Medicaid

13.5%

Medicare

15.1%

Non-Group

1.74%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Paris, TX grew by 1.35% from 19.7% to 20%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Paris, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Paris, TX employs 10.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Paris, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,128 people), Retail Trade (1,538 people), and Educational Services (1,183 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($73,057), Finance & Insurance ($59,321), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,571).

Employment

Occupations

10.4k

2024 Value

± 906

−4.02%

1 Year decline

± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Paris, TX declined at a rate of −4.02%, from 10.8k employees to 10.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Paris, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,253 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (827 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (813 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Paris, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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

10.4k

2024 Value

± 906

−4.02%

1 Year decline

± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Paris, TX declined at a rate of −4.02%, from 10.8k employees to 10.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Paris, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,128 people), Retail Trade (1,538 people), and Educational Services (1,183 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Paris, TX, though some of these residents may live in Paris, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,492

Median earning men ± $4,465

$31,419

Median earning women ± $3,504

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,342), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,313), and Wholesale Trade ($45,258).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,728), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($42,661), and Manufacturing ($41,389).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Paris, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Paris, TX awarded 1,508 degrees. The student population of Paris, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,709 male students and 2,824 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Paris, TX are White (946 and 63.4%), Hispanic or Latino (351 and 23.5%), Black or African American (102 and 6.84%), and Two or More Races (43 and 2.88%).

The largest universities in Paris, TX by number of degrees awarded are Paris Junior College (1,508 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Paris, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (576 and 38.2%), General English Language & Literature (147 and 9.75%), and General Studies (125 and 8.29%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 4,533 students enrolled in Paris, TX, 37.7% men and 62.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,515 records, of which 62.9% were women and 37.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
576 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
36 degrees awarded
Watchmaking & Jewelrymaking
30 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Paris, TX was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 576 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Paris, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Paris Junior College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,508 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Paris Junior College with 1,508 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 590 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Paris, TX, which is 0.643 times less than the 918 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 946 degrees mean that there were 2.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 351 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,450) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Paris, TX was $150,000 in 2024, which is 0.451 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $128,300 to $150,000, a 16.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Paris, TX is 48.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Paris, TX have an average commute time of 15.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Paris, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$150,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,889

$4,778

Median Property Taxes

±$562

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, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

48.4%

Homeownership

2024

65.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 48.4% of the housing units in Paris, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Paris, TX 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.

$47,239

Median Household Income

± $3,841

9.87k

Number of Households

± 806

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.87k households in Paris, TX grew to $47,239 from the previous year's value of $45,439.

The following chart displays the households in Paris, TX 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, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73%)
Carpooled (15%)
Worked At Home (7.81%)

In 2024, 73% of workers in Paris, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15%) and those who worked at home (7.81%).

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

15.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Paris, TX have a shorter commute time (15.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.12% of the workforce in Paris, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Paris, TX (6.24k out of 24k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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.