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Paris, AR

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Overview


Paris is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,191 people and just one neighborhood, Paris is the 115th largest community in Arkansas.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Paris is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.33% of the Paris workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Paris is a city of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Paris who work in office and administrative support (9.45%), teaching (9.12%), and sales jobs (7.47%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Paris has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Paris has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Paris than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Paris may be for you.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Paris spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.94 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Paris does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Paris with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.52% of adults in Paris have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Paris in 2018 was $33,737, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,948 for a family of four. However, Paris contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Paris include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Length of Commute

Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 63.7% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.2% 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.

People

There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (0.7%) living in the neighborhood.

The Neighbors

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 Paris are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 20.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 45.0% 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 23.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.7%), and 14.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.1%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Paris, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (13.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (6.6%), and residents who report English roots (5.4%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (5.2%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (1.2%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (63.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (86.0%) 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 (8.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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