Moving to Paris, Idaho

Population: 576. Estimated population in July 2024: 518 (-10.1% change)
Males: 278 (48.3%), Females: 298 (51.7%)

Bear Lake County

Zip code: 83261

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $40,341
Median house value: $75,400

Population by Race

Races in Paris:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (38.4%), Danish (8.0%), Swiss (8.0%), United States (7.8%), Norwegian (4.2%), German (3.8%).

Elevation: 5968 feet

Land area: 3.5 square miles

Map of Paris, ID

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Paris

  • High school or higher: 88.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Paris city

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 67.7%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -47 (-7.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Paris:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Paris:

  • OGDEN-HINCKLEY (about 83 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: OGD)
  • HILL AFB (about 86 miles; OGDEN, UT; Abbreviation: HIF)
  • POCATELLO REGIONAL (about 95 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Abbreviation: PIH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Paris:

  • BEAR LAKE COUNTY (about 5 miles; PARIS, ID; Abbreviation: 1U7)
  • ALLEN H TIGERT (about 31 miles; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Abbreviation: U78)
  • COKEVILLE MUNI (about 34 miles; COKEVILLE, WY; Abbreviation: U06)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paris:

  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; OGDEN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 12,112)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 105 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 109 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 11,896)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 114 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,021)

Public primary/middle school in Paris:

  • PARIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 161; Location: 39 SOUTH FIELDING STREET; Grades: PK – 05)