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Population (year 2000): 9,763. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,874 (+1.1% change)
Males: 4,383 (44.9%), Females: 5,380 (55.1%)
Henry County
Zip code:
38242
Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $25,261 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,100 (year 2000)
Races in Paris:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.5%)
- Black (20.3%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (18.1%), Irish
(10.0%), English (9.9%), German (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%),
Subsaharan African (2.5%).
Elevation: 519 feet
Land area: 10.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Paris
- High school or higher: 68.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Paris city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 15.6%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,305 (-11.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Paris:
- HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (301 TYSON AV)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Paris:
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-MCKENZIE HOSPITAL (about 19
miles; MC KENZIE, TN)
- MURRAY-CALLOWAY CO HOSP (about 22 miles; MURRAY, KY)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTINGDON (about 23
miles; HUNTINGDON, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Paris:
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 61 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- CAMPBELL AAF (about 63 miles; FORT
CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 64 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paris:
- HENRY COUNTY (about 5 miles; PARIS, TN; ID: PHT)
- CARROLL COUNTY (about 18 miles; HUNTINGDON, TN; ID:
HZD)
- KYLE-OAKLEY FIELD (about 25 miles; MURRAY, KY; ID:
CEY)
Colleges/Universities in Paris:
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT PARIS
(Full-time enrollment: 237; Location: 312 S WILSON ST;
Public; Website: www.paris.tec.tn.us)
- NESTLE BEAUTY SCHOOL (Location: 210 N BREWER
ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Paris:
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MURRAY, KY;
Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 30 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles;
CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles;
COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
- TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
Public high school in Paris:
- HENRY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,003;
Location: 315 SOUTH WILSON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Paris:
- LAKESIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 59;
Location: P O BOX 189; Grades: 4 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Paris:
- W O INMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 496;
Location: 400 HARRISON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 494;
Location: 650 B VOLUNTEER DR; Grades: 03 - 05)
- W G RHEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 482;
Location: 115 S WILSON; Grades: KG - 02)
- GROVE SCHOOL (Students: 358; Location: 215
GROVE BL; Grades: 09 - 09)
Private primary/middle school in Paris:
- BETHEL FELLOWSHIP MENNONITE SC (Students: 33;
Location: 1286 MIDWAY RD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Paris:
- W. G. RHEA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$198,187; Location: 400 W. WASHINGTON STREET; 38,009
books; 1,152 audio materials; 1,643 video materials; 84
serial subscriptions)
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