Paris

Population: 8,154
Median household income: $51,798
Median home value: $71,200

Paris, a community in Edgar County, Illinois, has 8,154 residents. At $51,798, its median household income sits below Edgar County's $56,909.

Between 2019 and 2023, Paris's population declined 2.6% from 8,372 to 8,154, while its median home value fell 4.9% from $74,900 to $71,200.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,154
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,798
Median home value: $71,200
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 4,198
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3728,154

Median household income

$44,209$51,798

Median home value

$74,900$71,200

Median gross rent

$614$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,372	$44,209	$74,900	$614
2020	8,616	$42,446	$74,800	$651
2021	8,553	$44,939	$73,600	$660
2022	8,331	$50,080	$78,600	$705
2023	8,154	$51,798	$71,200	$755

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	303	3.7%
5 to 17	1,132	13.9%
18 to 24	754	9.2%
25 to 34	871	10.7%
35 to 44	1,026	12.6%
45 to 54	1,185	14.5%
55 to 64	1,263	15.5%
65 to 74	884	10.8%
75 and over	736	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,816	95.9%
Black or African American	58	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	175	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	88	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	828	13.9%
High school graduate	2,669	44.7%
Some college or associate's	1,470	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	743	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	255	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,137	83.5%
Carpooled	366	9.7%
Public transit	22	0.6%
Walked	101	2.7%
Bicycle	9	0.2%
Worked from home	121	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,758	75.9%
15 to 29 min	282	7.8%
30 to 44 min	376	10.3%
45 to 59 min	144	4.0%
60+ min	75	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 11.5% (919 of 7,975)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,443	61.6%
Nonfamily households	1,522	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,965	94.4%
Vacant	233	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,612	65.9%
Renter-occupied	1,353	34.1%

1-unit, detached67.6%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,837	67.6%
1-unit, attached	9	0.2%
2 to 4 units	468	11.1%
5 to 19 units	252	6.0%
20 or more units	160	3.8%
Mobile home & other	472	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1757628
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.38 sq mi
Center point: 39.6151, -87.6891