St. Paris is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 1,874 people and just one neighborhood, St. Paris is the 472nd largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in St. Paris was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, St. Paris is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.95% of the St. Paris workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, St. Paris is a village of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Paris who work in office and administrative support (7.66%), management occupations (7.47%), and healthcare (7.07%).
Being a small village, St. Paris does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in St. Paris with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.98% of adults in St. Paris have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in St. Paris in 2022 was $28,109, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,436 for a family of four. However, St. Paris contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call St. Paris home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Paris residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Paris include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in St. Paris is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in St. Paris, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in St. Paris are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 54.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 71.9% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 41.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.3%), and 13.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in St. Paris, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.8%), and residents who report English roots (10.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.2%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.7%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.1% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (84.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (6.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.