Paris, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
62,280
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.4
0.719% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
18.3%
4.04% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$59,020
2.97% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$182,300
8.84% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
27,555
0.595% 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.

98.1% of the residents in Paris, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Paris, TX are Paris Junior College (1,674 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Paris, TX was $182,300, and the homeownership rate was 67.1%.

Most people in Paris, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Paris, TX was 2 cars per household.

Paris, TX borders Bonham, TX and Durant, OK.

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Population & Diversity

Paris, TX is home to a population of 62.3k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.21% of Paris, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.62k people).

In 2024, there were 5.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.6k people) in Paris, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.98k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.15k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% 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 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Paris, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    44.6k ± 216
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.98k ± 430
  3. White (Hispanic)
    2.15k ± 587
9.22%
Hispanic Population
5.74k people

In 2024, there were 5.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.6k people) in Paris, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.98k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.15k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.22% of the people in Paris, TX are hispanic (5.74k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.21%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.62k people
4.11%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.55k people

As of 2024, 4.21% of Paris, TX residents (2.62k 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 4.11%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,123 ± 357
  2. Vietnam
    1,116 ± 232
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    504 ± 208

Paris, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Paris, TX employs 27.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Paris, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,329 people), Retail Trade (3,460 people), and Manufacturing (3,309 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($79,872), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($73,193), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,933).

Employment

Occupations

27.6k
2024 Value
± 1,373
−0.595%
1 Year decline
± 7.01%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Paris, TX declined at a rate of −0.595%, from 27.7k employees to 27.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Paris, TX, are Management Occupations (3,484 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,844 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,629 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Paris, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

27.6k
2024 Value
± 1,373
−0.595%
1 Year decline
± 7.01%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Paris, TX declined at a rate of −0.595%, from 27.7k employees to 27.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Paris, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,329 people), Retail Trade (3,460 people), and Manufacturing (3,309 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,111
Median earning men ± $2,655
$33,220
Median earning women ± $1,661

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,039), Manufacturing ($60,054), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,128).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($52,361), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,969), and Public Administration ($44,883).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 106
    Retail Trade
  2. 104
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 102
    Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $313k
    Manufacturing
  2. $171k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $110k
    Retail Trade

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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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
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 Texas1
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Paris, TX awarded 1,674 degrees. The student population of Paris, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,770 male students and 2,686 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Paris, TX are White (1,047 and 64.1%), Hispanic or Latino (378 and 23.1%), Black or African American (114 and 6.98%), and Two or More Races (41 and 2.51%).

The largest universities in Paris, TX by number of degrees awarded are Paris Junior College (1,674 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Paris, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (415 and 24.8%), Welding Technology (233 and 13.9%), and General English Language & Literature (184 and 11%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,456 students enrolled in Paris, TX, 39.7% men and 60.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,590 records, of which 60.6% were women and 39.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Health Services
    120 degrees awarded
  2. General Studies
    119 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    58 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Paris, TX was General Health Services with 120 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Paris, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Paris Junior College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,674 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Paris Junior College with 1,674 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 739 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Paris, TX, which is 0.79 times less than the 935 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,047 degrees mean that there were 2.77 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 378 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,330) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Paris, TX was $182,300 in 2024, which is 0.548 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $167,500 to $182,300, a 8.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Paris, TX is 67.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Paris, TX have an average commute time of 21.2 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

$182,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,788
$16,785
Median Property Taxes
±$999

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 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

67.1%
Homeownership
2024
63.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.1% of the housing units in Paris, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$59,020
Median Household Income
± $2,429
25k
Number of Households
± 1,236

In 2024, the median household income of the 25k households in Paris, TX grew to $59,020 from the previous year's value of $57,315.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Paris, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.5%)
  2. Carpooled (11%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.28%)

In 2024, 76.5% of workers in Paris, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (9.28%).

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.

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Commute Time

21.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Paris, TX have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.84% of the workforce in Paris, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Paris, TX (11.2k out of 61.3k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

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.

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Health

81.2% of the population of Paris, TX has health coverage, with 33.2% on employee plans, 16.3% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 1.61% 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, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,657 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.6% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

18.8%
Uninsured
33.2%
Employer Coverage
16.3%
Medicaid
15.8%
Medicare
14.3%
Non-Group
1.61%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Paris, TX grew by 2.37% from 18.3% to 18.8%.

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