Paris vs Roxton

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

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

Paris has the higher population (24,678 vs 411 in Roxton). Roxton has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $45,439 in Paris). Since 2019, Paris's population has grown faster (-0.5% vs -43.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Paris	Roxton
Population	24,678	411
Median age	36.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,439	$66,250
Median home value	$128,300	—
Median gross rent	$903	$861
Housing units	11,734	243
Homeownership rate	48.1%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paris	Roxton
Population	24,807 → 24,678 (-0.5%)	723 → 411 (-43.2%)
Median household income	$32,544 → $45,439 (+39.6%)	$34,219 → $66,250 (+93.6%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $128,300 (+58.2%)	$70,000 → $103,100 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $903 (+25.1%)	$558 → $861 (+54.3%)

Paris

Population

24,80724,678

Median household income

$32,544$45,439

Median home value

$81,100$128,300

Median gross rent

$722$903

Roxton

Population

723411

Median household income

$34,219$66,250

Median home value

$70,000$103,100

Median gross rent

$558$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paris	Roxton
Under 5	7.3%	12.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	16.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	21.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	8.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	2.9%
75 and over	8.4%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paris	Roxton
White (non-Hispanic)	57.9%	82.0%
Black or African American	22.5%	16.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.7%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paris	Roxton
No high school diploma	11.1%	11.3%
High school graduate	34.2%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paris	Roxton
Drove alone	75.8%	73.7%
Carpooled	11.1%	7.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	4.2%
Other means	1.9%	7.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paris	Roxton
1-unit, detached	68.0%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Paris	Roxton
Poverty rate	25.8%	13.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1978	1977