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2000 Census Data (Paris) 
Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights:
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 9,763    
Male 4,383 44.9 49.1%
Female 5,380 55.1 50.9%
Median age (years) 41.2 (x) 35.3
Under 5 years 615 6.3 6.8%
18 years and over 7,647 78.3 74.3%
65 years and over 2,184 22.4 12.4%
One race 9,617 98.5 97.6%
White 7,526 77.1 75.1%
Black or African American 1,978 20.3 12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 10 0.1 0.9%
Asian 59 0.6 3.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.1 0.1%
Some other race 38 0.4 5.5%
Two or more races 146 1.5 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 115 1.2 12.5%
Household population 9,425 96.5 97.2%
Group quarters population 338 3.5 2.8%
Average household size 2.14 (x) 2.59
Average family size 2.77 (x) 3.14
Total housing units 4,965    
Occupied housing units 4,394 88.5 91.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 2,790 63.5 66.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,604 36.5 33.8%
Vacant housing units 571 11.5 9.0%
Social Characteristics - Show More Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 6,822    
High school graduate or higher 4,636 68.0 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher 978 14.3 24.4%
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) 1,157 15.1 12.7%
Disability status (population 5 years and over) 2,406 27.0 19.3%
Foreign born 96 1.0 11.1%
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 1,940 56.0 56.7%
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 2,007 44.2 52.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) 248 2.7 17.9%
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 4,384 55.6 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) 15.0 (x) 25.5
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) 25,261 (x) 41,994
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) 32,258 (x) 50,046
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) 15,572 (x) 21,587
Families below poverty level 372 14.1 9.2%
Individuals below poverty level 1,798 19.0 12.4%
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 2,354    
Median value (dollars) 71,100 (x) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (x) (x)  
With a mortgage (dollars) 655 (x) 1,088
Not mortgaged (dollars) 218 (x) 295

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