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Texas·Lamar County
8 tracts·20K people·$150K median·569/mi²
White 57 · Black 22 · Hispanic 12 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 37 · Married couple 33 · Other 30
Health 38 · Manufacturing 24 · Professional 13 · Retail 11 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Service 21 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 29 · Work from home 8 · Walk 3 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Paris is $150,000 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Paris has 24,775 residents across 6 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.8; the population is 57.4% White, 21.9% Black, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.0% (Census ACS).
CHISUM EL (54%), NORTH LAMAR INT (48%) and AIKIN EL (30%) lead the elementary schools; CHISUM MIDDLE (60%), PARIS J H (46%) and FRANK STONE MIDDLE (44%) lead the middle schools; NORTH LAMAR H S (57%), PARIS H S (52%) and CHISUM H S (50%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $971/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Paris is $47,239 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Paris, median rent is $971/month and the median home value is $150,000 (Census ACS).
Paris reported 6.1 violent crimes and 25.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 94°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Paris are tornado (98), ice storm (97) and cold wave (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Paris, 3.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).