Mexico vs South Paris

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

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

South Paris has the higher population (2,570 vs 2,026 in Mexico). South Paris has the higher median household income ($56,823 vs $46,625 in Mexico). South Paris has the higher median home value ($186,300 vs $99,600 in Mexico).

Population, income & housing

	Mexico	South Paris
Population	2,026	2,570
Median age	46.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,625	$56,823
Median home value	$99,600	$186,300
Median gross rent	$829	$585
Housing units	1,171	1,158
Homeownership rate	71.5%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mexico	South Paris
Population	1,701 → 2,026 (+19.1%)	2,319 → 2,570 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$38,556 → $46,625 (+20.9%)	$39,309 → $56,823 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$68,500 → $99,600 (+45.4%)	$135,200 → $186,300 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $829 (+39.1%)	$553 → $585 (+5.8%)

Mexico

Population

1,7012,026

Median household income

$38,556$46,625

Median home value

$68,500$99,600

Median gross rent

$596$829

South Paris

Population

2,3192,570

Median household income

$39,309$56,823

Median home value

$135,200$186,300

Median gross rent

$553$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mexico	South Paris
Under 5	2.5%	7.9%
5 to 17	21.3%	24.8%
18 to 24	3.6%	1.1%
25 to 34	4.7%	7.5%
35 to 44	16.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	5.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	18.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.8%	4.7%
75 and over	11.6%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mexico	South Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mexico	South Paris
No high school diploma	5.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	51.8%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mexico	South Paris
Drove alone	92.8%	87.2%
Carpooled	1.1%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mexico	South Paris
1-unit, detached	50.9%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	24.7%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Mexico	South Paris
Poverty rate	23.4%	29.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1951	1964