Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.91 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Paris is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.17% of adults 25 and older in Paris have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Paris in 2022 was $25,526, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,104 for a family of four. However, Paris contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Paris is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Paris home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paris residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Paris also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Paris include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Paris is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
