Paris vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Paris and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

Paris and Scranton are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Paris has the higher population (3,287 vs 245 in Scranton). Scranton has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $48,789 in Paris). Scranton has the higher median home value ($115,000 vs $112,700 in Paris).

Population, income & housing

	Paris	Scranton
Population	3,287	245
Median age	45.2 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,789	$75,000
Median home value	$112,700	$115,000
Median gross rent	$706	$708
Housing units	1,644	117
Homeownership rate	70.3%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paris	Scranton
Population	3,413 → 3,287 (-3.7%)	241 → 245 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$36,144 → $48,789 (+35.0%)	$43,438 → $75,000 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$98,700 → $112,700 (+14.2%)	$79,200 → $115,000 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $706 (+22.1%)	$606 → $708 (+16.8%)

Paris

Population

3,4133,287

Median household income

$36,144$48,789

Median home value

$98,700$112,700

Median gross rent

$578$706

Scranton

Population

241245

Median household income

$43,438$75,000

Median home value

$79,200$115,000

Median gross rent

$606$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paris	Scranton
Under 5	5.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	12.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	18.4%
25 to 34	15.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	7.8%
65 to 74	14.1%	10.6%
75 and over	9.6%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paris	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	93.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paris	Scranton
No high school diploma	8.9%	10.3%
High school graduate	51.1%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paris	Scranton
Drove alone	79.3%	90.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.9%
Other means	6.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paris	Scranton
1-unit, detached	83.2%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Paris	Scranton
Poverty rate	18.4%	14.7%
Average household size	2.01	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1972	1986