Chrisman vs Paris

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

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

Paris has the higher population (8,154 vs 1,352 in Chrisman). Chrisman has the higher median household income ($58,250 vs $51,798 in Paris). Chrisman has the higher median home value ($82,200 vs $71,200 in Paris).

Population, income & housing

	Chrisman	Paris
Population	1,352	8,154
Median age	36.3 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,250	$51,798
Median home value	$82,200	$71,200
Median gross rent	$751	$755
Housing units	536	4,198
Homeownership rate	53.8%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	15.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chrisman	Paris
Population	1,452 → 1,352 (-6.9%)	8,372 → 8,154 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$49,091 → $58,250 (+18.7%)	$44,209 → $51,798 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$77,000 → $82,200 (+6.8%)	$74,900 → $71,200 (-4.9%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $751 (+33.2%)	$614 → $755 (+23.0%)

Chrisman

Population

1,4521,352

Median household income

$49,091$58,250

Median home value

$77,000$82,200

Median gross rent

$564$751

Paris

Population

8,3728,154

Median household income

$44,209$51,798

Median home value

$74,900$71,200

Median gross rent

$614$755

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chrisman	Paris
Under 5	11.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	13.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	9.2%
25 to 34	16.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	7.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	7.0%	14.5%
55 to 64	10.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.8%
75 and over	17.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chrisman	Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chrisman	Paris
No high school diploma	7.3%	13.9%
High school graduate	41.1%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chrisman	Paris
Drove alone	80.1%	83.5%
Carpooled	3.4%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.4%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.4%	3.2%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chrisman	Paris
1-unit, detached	81.0%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Chrisman	Paris
Poverty rate	19.8%	11.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1957	1962