Paris is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 8,084 people and two associated neighborhoods, Paris is the 255th largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Paris was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Paris has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One of the benefits of Paris is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.24 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In terms of college education, Paris is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.24% of adults 25 and older in Paris have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Paris in 2018 was $28,065, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,260 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Paris include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Italian.

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