Paris vs St. Charles

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

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

Paris has the higher population (634 vs 168 in St. Charles). Paris has the higher median home value ($235,700 vs $197,700 in St. Charles). Since 2019, St. Charles's population has grown faster (+20.0% vs +0.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Paris	St. Charles
Population	634	168
Median age	32.8 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,500	—
Median home value	$235,700	$197,700
Median gross rent	$862	—
Housing units	294	138
Homeownership rate	91.3%	98.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paris	St. Charles
Population	629 → 634 (+0.8%)	140 → 168 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$53,906 → $82,500 (+53.0%)	$85,625 → $86,500 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$151,400 → $235,700 (+55.7%)	$237,500 → $197,700 (-16.8%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $862 (+4.5%)	—

Paris

Population

629634

Median household income

$53,906$82,500

Median home value

$151,400$235,700

Median gross rent

$825$862

St. Charles

Population

140168

Median household income

$85,625$86,500

Median home value

$237,500$197,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paris	St. Charles
Under 5	6.8%	0.6%
5 to 17	32.5%	19.6%
18 to 24	2.4%	19.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	7.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	2.4%
45 to 54	9.9%	17.9%
55 to 64	6.3%	3.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	20.2%
75 and over	7.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paris	St. Charles
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paris	St. Charles
No high school diploma	5.4%	3.0%
High school graduate	41.9%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paris	St. Charles
Drove alone	61.4%	42.0%
Carpooled	21.6%	34.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	23.2%
Other means	6.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paris	St. Charles
1-unit, detached	82.7%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Paris	St. Charles
Poverty rate	12.5%	8.9%
Average household size	3.45	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	37	20
Median year structure built	1971	1938