Paris vs The Plains

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

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

The Plains has the higher population (114 vs 58 in Paris). Since 2019, Paris's population has grown faster (+93.3% vs -44.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Paris	The Plains
Population	58	114
Median age	60.4 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$94,375
Median home value	—	$412,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,313
Housing units	28	71
Homeownership rate	28.6%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.7%	52.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paris	The Plains
Population	30 → 58 (+93.3%)	204 → 114 (-44.1%)
Median household income	—	$78,333 → $94,375 (+20.5%)
Median home value	—	$357,400 → $412,500 (+15.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,088 → $1,313 (+20.7%)

Paris

Population

3058

The Plains

Population

204114

Median household income

$78,333$94,375

Median home value

$357,400$412,500

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paris	The Plains
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	7.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.9%
55 to 64	70.7%	27.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.5%
75 and over	29.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paris	The Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	81.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paris	The Plains
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.4%
High school graduate	34.5%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	13.8%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	51.7%	34.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paris	The Plains
Drove alone	0.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	100.0%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paris	The Plains
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Paris	The Plains
Poverty rate	34.5%	8.8%
Average household size	2.07	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	—	1954