Hume vs Paris

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

Hume 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 464 in Hume). Hume has the higher median household income ($61,000 vs $51,798 in Paris). Hume has the higher median home value ($79,600 vs $71,200 in Paris).

Population, income & housing

	Hume	Paris
Population	464	8,154
Median age	39.2 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,000	$51,798
Median home value	$79,600	$71,200
Median gross rent	$915	$755
Housing units	242	4,198
Homeownership rate	66.0%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hume	Paris
Population	324 → 464 (+43.2%)	8,372 → 8,154 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$46,000 → $61,000 (+32.6%)	$44,209 → $51,798 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$58,500 → $79,600 (+36.1%)	$74,900 → $71,200 (-4.9%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $915 (+53.0%)	$614 → $755 (+23.0%)

Hume

Population

324464

Median household income

$46,000$61,000

Median home value

$58,500$79,600

Median gross rent

$598$915

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)

	Hume	Paris
Under 5	12.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	8.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	9.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.8%
75 and over	11.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hume	Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hume	Paris
No high school diploma	4.3%	13.9%
High school graduate	43.9%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hume	Paris
Drove alone	84.1%	83.5%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.5%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hume	Paris
1-unit, detached	89.7%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Hume	Paris
Poverty rate	14.0%	11.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	28	15
Median year structure built	1957	1962