Paris

Population: 24,678
Median household income: $45,439
Median home value: $128,300

Paris is a community in Lamar County, Texas, home to 24,678 residents. The median household income of $45,439 is below the Lamar County median ($61,122).

Between 2019 and 2023, Paris's population held roughly steady from 24,807 to 24,678, while its median home value rose 58.2% from $81,100 to $128,300.

The median resident is 36.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,678
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $45,439
Median home value: $128,300
Median gross rent: $903
Housing units: 11,734
Homeownership rate: 48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,80724,678

Median household income

$32,544$45,439

Median home value

$81,100$128,300

Median gross rent

$722$903

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,807	$32,544	$81,100	$722
2020	24,814	$35,794	$86,400	$727
2021	24,447	$36,415	$96,700	$763
2022	24,574	$44,022	$114,600	$851
2023	24,678	$45,439	$128,300	$903

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,799	7.3%
5 to 17	4,206	17.0%
18 to 24	2,207	8.9%
25 to 34	3,602	14.6%
35 to 44	2,607	10.6%
45 to 54	2,616	10.6%
55 to 64	2,816	11.4%
65 to 74	2,745	11.1%
75 and over	2,080	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,284	57.9%
Black or African American	5,544	22.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77	0.3%
Asian	333	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	117	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,492	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,831	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,829	11.1%
High school graduate	5,631	34.2%
Some college or associate's	5,684	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,066	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,256	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,070	75.8%
Carpooled	1,185	11.1%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	489	4.6%
Bicycle	18	0.2%
Worked from home	669	6.3%
Other means	207	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,112	61.3%
15 to 29 min	2,442	24.5%
30 to 44 min	620	6.2%
45 to 59 min	233	2.3%
60+ min	569	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 25.8% (6,196 of 24,010)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,048	59.7%
Nonfamily households	4,089	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,137	86.4%
Vacant	1,597	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,872	48.1%
Renter-occupied	5,265	51.9%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,974	68.0%
1-unit, attached	302	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1,327	11.3%
5 to 19 units	934	8.0%
20 or more units	916	7.8%
Mobile home & other	281	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4855080
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 35 sq mi
Water area: 1.88 sq mi
Center point: 33.6689, -95.5466