Paris, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +2.1%
Males: 752 | (50.0%) |
Females: 752 | (50.0%) |
Median resident age: | 45.5 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53144.
Paris: | $86,285 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $43,892 (it was $23,458 in 2000)
Paris town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $389,654 (it was $181,900 in 2000)
Paris: | $389,654 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $268,741; detached houses: $284,205; townhouses or other attached units: $253,748; in 2-unit structures: $184,859; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,710; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,932; mobile homes: $45,383
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Paris, WI
- 1,45196.5%White alone
- 342.3%Hispanic
- 70.5%Asian alone
- 50.3%American Indian alone
- 50.3%Two or more races
- 20.1%Black alone
Races in Paris detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (50.4%), Irish (15.7%), Polish (10.7%), English (9.6%), Italian (9.4%), Norwegian (6.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 755 feet
Land area: 36.5 square miles.
Population density: 41 people per square mile (very low).
30 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.3% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).
This town: | 2.0% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Paris town: | 0.9% ($1,609) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenosha, WI (8.9 miles , pop. 90,352).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (30.2 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (56.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.62 N, Longitude: 88.01 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 262
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $246,700
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $382,000
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $420,000
- 2019: 7 buildings, average cost: $399,100
- 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $342,300
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $340,700
- 2016: 3 buildings, average cost: $346,700
- 2015: 3 buildings, average cost: $256,300
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $403,500
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $409,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $445,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $225,000
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $250,400
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $275,000
- 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $267,000
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $325,000
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $288,300
- 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $281,600
- 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $275,300
- 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $257,600
- 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $200,800
- 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $226,800
- 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $232,000
- 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $178,900
- 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $180,200
Here: | 3.0% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (9.8%)
- Construction (9.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.2%)
- Educational services (6.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.5%)
- Metal & metal products (4.3%)
- Construction (16.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.0%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.4%)
- Metal & metal products (5.6%)
- Machinery (5.1%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.9%)
- Truck transportation (4.3%)
- Health care (18.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.0%)
- Educational services (9.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.2%)
- Chemicals (3.9%)
- Personal & laundry services (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.8%)
- Registered nurses (4.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.5%)
Average climate in Paris, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 72.6. This is about average.
City: | 72.6 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2021 was 0.153. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.153 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.1 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.74. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.74 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Paris-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/28/1972, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the Paris town center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/11/1965, a category F4 tornado 24.8 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.
Earthquake activity:
Paris-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 288.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 262.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.1 miles away from Paris center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 288.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 51.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 134.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Kenosha County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Paris:
- OAK RIDGE CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; UNION GROVE, WI)
- AURORA HEALTH CENTER (Hospital, about 7 miles away; KENOSHA, WI)
- AURORA MED CTR KENOSHA Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; KENOSHA, WI)
- SOUTHERN WI CTR FDD (Hospital, about 7 miles away; UNION GROVE, WI)
- WI VETERANS HOME-BOLAND HALL (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; UNION GROVE, WI)
- KENOSHA KIDNEY DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; KENOSHA, WI)
- KIDNEY REPLACEMENT THERAPIES (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; KENOSHA, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paris:
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside (about 9 miles; Kenosha, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,843)
- Gateway Technical College (about 9 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 5,089)
- Carthage College (about 10 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 3,130)
- College of Lake County (about 19 miles; Grayslake, IL; FT enrollment: 11,041)
- Carroll University (about 29 miles; Waukesha, WI; FT enrollment: 3,313)
- Marquette University (about 30 miles; Milwaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 9,844)
- Milwaukee Area Technical College (about 30 miles; Milwaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 13,156)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Paris: Great Lakes Dragaway (A), Paris Farms (B), Edquist Farms (C), D and K Farms (D), Pheasant Run Landfill (E), Paris Fire and Rescue (F), Paris Generating Station (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Paris include: Paris Corners United Methodist Church (A), Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Paris Cemetery (1), Bristol - Paris Cemetery (2), Paris Corners Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Brighton Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 75.1% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.5% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 3.6% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Paris:
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 65.3%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 8.3%
For population 25 years and over in Paris:
- High school or higher: 86.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
Here: | 9.2 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Paris, WI (based on Kenosha County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 35,008 | 14 |
Evangelical Protestant | 15,183 | 55 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,675 | 29 |
Other | 1,635 | 11 |
Orthodox | 300 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 199 | 3 |
None | 104,426 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Kenosha County: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Kenosha County: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.56 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Kenosha County: | 7.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.6% |
State: | 7.6% |
This county: | 28.2% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Here: | 13.9% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Paris:
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WMCS (1290 AM; 5 kW; GREENFIELD, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
- WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WEMP (1250 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
- WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Paris:
- WIIL (95.1 FM; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WEZY (92.1 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: RACINE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WWDV (96.9 FM; ZION, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WKKV-FM (100.7 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEXT (104.7 FM; STURTEVANT, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
- WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUWM (89.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGTD (91.1 FM; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- WXSS (103.7 FM; WAUWATOSA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
- WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
- WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
- WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Paris:
- W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
- W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
- WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
- WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
- WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
- WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
- WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
- WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
- WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WMKE-CA (Channel 7; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: KM LPTV OF MILWAUKEE, L.L.C.)
- WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
- WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 13Number of bridges
- 115ft / 34.9mTotal length
- 228,420Total average daily traffic
- 33,354Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11920-1929
- 21990-1999
- 22000-2009
- 72010-2019
- 12020-2022
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
- 69.4%Utility gas
- 13.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Wood
- 1.6%Electricity
- 61.4%Utility gas
- 16.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.9%Electricity
Paris compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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