Montpelier vs Paris

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

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

Montpelier has the higher population (2,681 vs 634 in Paris). Paris has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $52,212 in Montpelier). Paris has the higher median home value ($235,700 vs $185,600 in Montpelier).

Population, income & housing

	Montpelier	Paris
Population	2,681	634
Median age	35.4 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,212	$82,500
Median home value	$185,600	$235,700
Median gross rent	$639	$862
Housing units	1,166	294
Homeownership rate	79.2%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montpelier	Paris
Population	2,518 → 2,681 (+6.5%)	629 → 634 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$42,447 → $52,212 (+23.0%)	$53,906 → $82,500 (+53.0%)
Median home value	$116,500 → $185,600 (+59.3%)	$151,400 → $235,700 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$552 → $639 (+15.8%)	$825 → $862 (+4.5%)

Montpelier

Population

2,5182,681

Median household income

$42,447$52,212

Median home value

$116,500$185,600

Median gross rent

$552$639

Paris

Population

629634

Median household income

$53,906$82,500

Median home value

$151,400$235,700

Median gross rent

$825$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montpelier	Paris
Under 5	8.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	32.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	2.4%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	9.9%	6.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.6%
75 and over	8.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montpelier	Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montpelier	Paris
No high school diploma	12.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	38.9%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montpelier	Paris
Drove alone	75.1%	61.4%
Carpooled	15.8%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	1.3%
Worked from home	5.8%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	6.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montpelier	Paris
1-unit, detached	86.8%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Montpelier	Paris
Poverty rate	13.4%	12.5%
Average household size	2.65	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	31	37
Median year structure built	1955	1971