St. Paris is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 1,886 people and just one neighborhood, St. Paris is the 472nd largest community in Ohio. St. Paris has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, St. Paris is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.92% 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 professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Paris who work in management occupations (9.42%), office and administrative support (9.33%), and healthcare (6.59%).
As is often the case in a small village, St. Paris doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in St. Paris is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.94% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in St. Paris in 2022 was $31,681, which is middle income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,724 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in St. Paris include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in St. Paris is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 43.1% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 96.4% of American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.3% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this 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 46.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.9% 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 67.5% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 43.1% 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 (16.8%), and 10.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% 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 (29.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.8%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (6.3%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (3.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.7% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (79.4%) 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 (10.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.