Demographics of Paris town, Maine

Paris town, Maine had 5,409 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +219 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 town, in four figures

5,409
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,317 ±14.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +219 people.; 48.2 ±5.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,137 ±$20,402
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Paris town, Maine's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Paris town, Maine'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 town, Maine's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Paris town, Maine'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	5,190	100.0	100.0
2021	5,291	101.9	100.2
2022	5,344	103.0	100.7
2023	5,399	104.0	101.6
2024	5,379	103.6	102.5
2025	5,409	104.2	103.1

Population of Paris town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,190	—
2021	5,291	+101
2022	5,344	+53
2023	5,399	+55
2024	5,379	−20
2025	5,409	+30

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.2 ±5.6: for men 44.9 ±4.2 and for women 50.9 ±5.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Paris town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	11 to 367	0.2% to 6.9%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	652 ±256	12.3% ±4.8	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	92 to 408	1.7% to 7.7%	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,369 ±421	25.7% ±7.9	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,551 ±392	29.2% ±7.4	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,306 ±314	24.6% ±5.9	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,137 ±$20,402, and income per person $33,381 ±$4,126, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Paris town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	596 ±237	27.1% ±10.3	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	119 to 419	5.5% to 18.9%	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	54 to 406	2.6% to 18.4%	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	414 ±195	18.8% ±8.6	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	525 ±206	23.9% ±9.0	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	21 to 185	1.0% to 8.4%	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 146	0% to 6.6%	9.4% ±0.3	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	206 to 1,072	4.0% to 20.9%	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 334	0% to 38.9%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	39 to 547	1.5% to 19.1%	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	58 to 386	4.7% to 25.9%	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Paris town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Paris town	Maine	United States
Housing units	2,746 ±314	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.1% ±12.7	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.9% ±8.9	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.2% ±6.1	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.8% ±12.3	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$240,400 ±$57,404	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	Not computed by the Bureau	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±7	1977 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3 to 151	0.1% to 2.8%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,042 ±228	94.8% ±4.3	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 432	0% to 8.1%	4.2% ±0.2	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	3,642 ±441	68.5% ±8.3	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,649 ±448	31.0% ±8.4	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 73	0% to 1.4%	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 73	0% to 1.4%	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	1.9% ±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 town among the places and towns of Maine

70th of 81 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Places of Maine near Paris town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Winslow CDP	5,873 ±352
New Gloucester town	5,766 ±25
Bridgton town	5,642 ±25
Oak Hill CDP	5,631 ±707
North Windham CDP	5,417 ±538
Paris town	5,317 ±14
Waldoboro town	5,253 ±14
Bar Harbor town	5,244 ±15
Camden town	5,242 ±15
Norway town	5,228 ±24
Hampden CDP	5,161 ±617

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Maine by median age
No. 12 Places in Maine by median household income
No. 43 Places in Maine by median home value
No. 44 Places in Maine by per capita income
No. 47 Places in Maine by homeownership rate

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