Demographics of Paris city, Tennessee

Paris city, Tennessee had 10,468 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +178 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Paris city, in four figures

10,468
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,338 ±23.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +178 people.; 38.5 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,012 ±$2,546
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Paris city, Tennessee's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Paris city, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Paris city, Tennessee's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Paris city, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,290	100.0	100.0
2021	10,286	100.0	100.2
2022	10,306	100.2	100.7
2023	10,343	100.5	101.6
2024	10,551	102.5	102.5
2025	10,468	101.7	103.1

Population of Paris city, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,290	—
2021	10,286	−4
2022	10,306	+20
2023	10,343	+37
2024	10,551	+208
2025	10,468	−83

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±2.3: for men 36.3 ±4.7 and for women 39.7 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Paris city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	598 ±147	5.8% ±1.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,779 ±369	17.2% ±3.6	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	900 ±270	8.7% ±2.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,737 ±340	26.5% ±3.3	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,053 ±259	19.9% ±2.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,271 ±294	22.0% ±2.8	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,012 ±$2,546, and income per person $27,414 ±$2,686, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Paris city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,407 ±243	34.2% ±5.5	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	961 ±224	23.4% ±5.3	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	709 ±186	17.2% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	361 ±145	8.8% ±3.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	463 ±122	11.3% ±2.9	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	34 to 104	0.8% to 2.5%	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	72 to 214	3.5% ±1.7	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Paris city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	2,613 ±546	26.3% ±5.5	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	859 ±310	37.4% ±11.6	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,404 ±327	27.1% ±5.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	350 ±114	14.3% ±4.3	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Paris city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Paris city	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	4,783 ±249	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.0% ±3.0	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.0% ±4.4	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.8% ±4.7	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.2% ±6.1	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,600 ±$29,372	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$780 ±$50	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Paris city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	139 to 461	1.3% to 4.5%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,820 ±284	75.6% ±2.7	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,677 ±290	16.2% ±2.8	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 113	0% to 1.1%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	480 ±227	4.6% ±2.2	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Paris city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	6,329 ±432	61.2% ±4.2	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,649 ±452	35.3% ±4.4	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	28 to 218	0.3% to 2.1%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	111 to 363	1.1% to 3.5%	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	83 to 335	0.8% to 3.2%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 68	0% to 0.7%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Paris city among the places of Tennessee

63rd of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Places of Tennessee near Paris city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Millington city	11,289 ±27
Lenoir City city	11,110 ±24
Union City city	10,982 ±50
Martin city	10,915 ±44
Atoka town	10,385 ±24
Paris city	10,338 ±23
Halls CDP	10,272 ±1,002
Clinton city	10,239 ±26
Fairview city	10,009 ±28
Oakland town	9,979 ±29
Winchester city	9,799 ±24

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Tennessee by poverty rate
No. 16 Places in Tennessee by median age
No. 44 Places in Tennessee by homeownership rate
No. 47 Places by poverty rate
No. 57 Places in Tennessee by per capita income
No. 68 Places in Tennessee by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026