Big Rapids vs Paris

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

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

Big Rapids has the higher population (7,847 vs 172 in Paris). Paris has the higher median household income ($48,571 vs $40,197 in Big Rapids). Paris has the higher median home value ($136,600 vs $134,200 in Big Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Big Rapids	Paris
Population	7,847	172
Median age	23.0 yrs	61.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,197	$48,571
Median home value	$134,200	$136,600
Median gross rent	$815	—
Housing units	3,347	92
Homeownership rate	40.3%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Rapids	Paris
Population	10,355 → 7,847 (-24.2%)	251 → 172 (-31.5%)
Median household income	$26,227 → $40,197 (+53.3%)	$30,469 → $48,571 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$93,900 → $134,200 (+42.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$670 → $815 (+21.6%)	$863 → $948 (+9.8%)

Big Rapids

Population

10,3557,847

Median household income

$26,227$40,197

Median home value

$93,900$134,200

Median gross rent

$670$815

Paris

Population

251172

Median household income

$30,469$48,571

Median gross rent

$863$948

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Rapids	Paris
Under 5	2.3%	9.3%
5 to 17	10.0%	3.5%
18 to 24	46.6%	2.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	20.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	4.1%
45 to 54	4.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	6.4%	18.0%
65 to 74	6.2%	23.8%
75 and over	3.8%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Rapids	Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	91.3%
Black or African American	6.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Rapids	Paris
No high school diploma	7.2%	10.3%
High school graduate	35.4%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Rapids	Paris
Drove alone	66.6%	44.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	17.0%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	16.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	38.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Rapids	Paris
1-unit, detached	39.5%	40.2%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	22.8%
20 or more units	8.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	28.3%

Poverty & households

	Big Rapids	Paris
Poverty rate	35.4%	20.9%
Average household size	2.07	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	15	—
Median year structure built	1970	1986