Paris is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 25,037 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Paris is the 130th largest community in Texas.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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 16.43 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of adults in Paris who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.32% of the adults in Paris have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Paris in 2022 was $26,854, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,416 for a family of four. However, Paris contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Paris is an extremely 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. Paris also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.90% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Paris include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Paris is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.