Paris is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 10,339 people and six associated neighborhoods, Paris is the 62nd largest community in Tennessee.Paris is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Paris is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Paris who work in sales jobs (13.77%), management occupations (8.43%), and food service (7.87%). 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 17.01 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%: 19.59% of adults 25 and older in Paris have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Paris in 2022 was $25,896, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,584 for a family of four. However, Paris contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Paris is a very 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. Important ancestries of people in Paris include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Paris is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
