Overview
8,553
Total Population
41.9
Median age
50.61%
Female population %
97.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
51.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
137
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Paris's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Paris is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Paris's population under 18 was 19.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Paris's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Paris, 14.46% were under the age of 15, 18.79% aged 15 to 29, 47.34% aged 30 to 64, 17.05% aged 65 to 84, and 2.36% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 105 more females than males in Paris:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.61% females and 49.39% males in Paris, IL.
- The Paris, IL gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 372.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 346.
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Race / Ethnicity
Paris's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Paris population: 96.98% are White, 0.50% are Black or African American, 0.20% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.60% are some other race and 0.68% are multiracial.
- Paris's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 137 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,416 (98.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Paris is White with a population of 8,295 (96.98% of the total population).
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Year by year
Paris's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 9,210 in the year 2001
- From 2000 to 2010, Paris's population decreased by 354 (3.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Paris's population decreased by 593 (6.70%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Paris's population was lowest in year 2022 at 8,084.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)