Paris city, TX

Lamar County, TX

2022 population: 24,574 ( 597 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.2 square miles
Population density: 698.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,597	59.40%	9.1%
Black:	5,526	22.49%	4.9%
Indian:	85	0.35%	71.3%
Asian:	501	2.04%	124.7%
2+ races:	1,323	5.38%	91.5%
Hispanic:	2,528	10.29%	22.2%

Total non-White:	9,977	40.60%	9.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,462	-7.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	865	4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
25,171
16,059	63.80%
5,813	23.09%
296	1.18%
223	0.89%
691	2.75%
2,068	8.22%
9,112	36.20%

2000
25,885
18,508	71.50%
5,526	21.35%
243	0.94%
111	0.43%
449	1.73%
1,035	4.00%
7,377	28.50%

1990
24,702
18,381	74.41%
5,452	22.07%
333	1.35%
164	0.66%
n/a
372	1.51%
6,321	25.59%

1980
25,498
20,154	79.04%
4,959	19.45%
115	0.45%
103	0.40%
n/a
127	0.50%
5,344	20.96%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,449	-9.5
1,735	6.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

127	0.5
1,056	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,773	-7.0
977	3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Paris city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.0
5,972	24.3%
18,602	75.7%
4,748	19.3%

10,215
2.33

6,053	59.3%
3,373	55.7%
1,242	20.5%
4,162	40.7%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
6,297	25.0%
18,874	75.0%
4,179	16.6%

10,306
2.38

6,426	62.4%
3,895	60.6%
1,142	17.8%
3,880	37.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
6,602	25.5%
19,283	74.5%
4,728	18.3%

10,577
2.35

6,805	64.3%
4,599	67.6%
1,168	17.2%
3,772	35.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
6,245	25.3%
18,457	74.7%
4,915	19.9%

9,794
2.43

6,692	68.3%
5,018	75.0%
749	11.2%
3,102	31.7%

1980
Number	Percent
33.0
6,943	27.2%
18,555	72.8%
4,726	18.5%

9,931
2.49

6,883	69.3%
5,563	80.8%
704	10.2%
3,048	30.7%

2022 Housing Data for Paris city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	811	7.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	819	8.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	897	8.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	897	8.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	490	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	430	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	458	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	426	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	366	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	852	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,123	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,167	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	597	5.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	415	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	371	3.6%
$200,000 or more	96	0.9%

Median Household Income	44,022
Per Capita Income	24,186

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	808	7.9%
Public Assistance	206	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,947	19.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,118	69.9%
Unemployed	496	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	9,614	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	3,438	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,366	3,638	54.5%
Non-Profit	79	277	22.2%
Self-Employed	478	279	63.1%

Local Government	492	283	63.5%
State Government	124	457	21.3%
Federal Government	120	146	45.1%

Total Private + Self	4,844	3,917	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	815	1,163	41.2%
Total	5,659	5,080	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,058	9.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,148	20.0%
Professional, Technical	1,895	17.6%
Service Occupations	2,427	22.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	50	0.5%
All others	3,211	29.9%

White Collar		47.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,799	16.8%
Retail trade	1,509	14.1%
Manufacturing	1,145	10.7%
Educational services	814	7.6%
Construction	810	7.5%
Transportation and warehousing	762	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	719	6.7%
Other services	621	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	504	4.7%
Public administration	473	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	391	3.6%
Wholesale trade	302	2.8%
Finance and insurance	272	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	196	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	105	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	92	0.9%
Information	77	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	71	0.7%
Utilities	70	0.7%
Management	7	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,342	9.53%
Puerto Rican	23	0.09%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	3	0.01%

Total Central American	21	0.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.01%
Honduran	1	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	14	0.06%
Salvadoran	4	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	139	0.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	160	0.65%
Thai	120	0.49%
Filipino	77	0.31%
Indian	30	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	20,608	91.0%
Spanish	1,510	6.7%
Other	179	0.8%
Other Asian	164	0.7%
Chinese	56	0.2%
German, other Germanic	50	0.2%
Tagalog	50	0.2%
Other Indo-European	33	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,768	15.3%
English	1,885	7.7%
Irish	1,663	6.8%
German	1,189	4.8%
European	433	1.8%
French	382	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	216	0.9%
Scottish	210	0.9%
Italian	155	0.6%
Dutch	153	0.6%
Welsh	105	0.4%
African	85	0.3%
Scandinavian	84	0.3%
Eastern European	82	0.3%
Norwegian	62	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	23,938	97.4%
Not a citizen	636	2.6%

Native	23,576	95.9%
Foreign-born	998	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
857	5.2%	1,255	7.6%	5,624	34.2%	5,403	32.9%	2,050	12.5%	1,258	7.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	857	5.2%
9-12 Years	1,255	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,624	34.2%
Some College	5,403	32.9%
Bach. Degree	2,050	12.5%
Grad Degree	1,258	7.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +374	D +186	D + 6.4%
D +560
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	42%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,814	62.2%	Joe Biden (D)	2,831	36.6%	95	1.2%	7,740	10	15	0.07%
2016	37%	Donald Trump (R)	4,440	63.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,271	32.5%	279	4.0%	6,990	11	18	0.08%

2020 President, Paris city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,831

36.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,814

62.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,740

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Paris city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,271

32.5%

Donald Trump (R)

4,440

63.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

157

2.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

6,990

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paris city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	41%	John Cornyn* (R)	4,749	62.2%	Mary Hegar (D)	2,735	35.8%	152 [+]	2.0%	7,636	9	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 99 (1.3%); David Collins (Green) 53 (0.7%);
2018	S1	32%	Ted Cruz* (R)	3,631	60.8%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	2,294	38.4%	48 [+]	0.8%	5,973	10	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 48 (0.8%);
2018	G	32%	Greg Abbott* (R)	3,811	63.9%	Lupe Valdez (D)	2,054	34.5%	97 [+]	1.6%	5,962	8	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 97 (1.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	11,624
Median Value	$114,600

Occupied	10,215	87.9%
Vacant	1,409	12.1%

Owned	5,095	49.9%
Rented	5,120	50.1%
Median Rent	$851

Single-Family Units	8,281	71.2%
Detached	8,042	69.2%
Attached	239	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,654	14.2%
Mobile Homes	306	2.6%

Paris city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Paris city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Paris city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Paris city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Paris city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Paris city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Paris city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paris city, TX