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Paris, MO vs Mexico, MO

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- Mexico is 0% more densely populated than Paris.
- People are 5.2% more likely to be married in Mexico.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years older in Mexico.
 Paris, MOMexico, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,592329,725,481
 Female Population46.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.638.4
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 Population - 20101,215  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,320285,036,114
 Population - 19901,486  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-21.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock956.993.4
 Land Area1.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Paris, MOMexico, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Paris, MOMexico, MOUnited States
 White89.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.3%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.9%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Paris, MOMexico, MOUnited States
 Married Population40.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.7%50.2%
 Never Married31.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.4%10.8%
 Widowed9.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households522  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,71980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households195  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Paris    3 Reviews

My father graduated from Paris and I from a nearby small town. While schools are desegregated everyone still sits with their "own kind" during lunches etc. This is no  More

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Over 18 years ago

I would love to see Paris get at least one or two taxi cabs. Not everybody in town has a vehicle, or in case of an emergency when you are without a vehicle. One or two  More

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Over 18 years ago

First of all, there's not enough to do for the young people in this community to keep them off the streets. This leads to drug use, and our teen pregnancy rate is on the  More

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Reviews for Mexico    3 Reviews

We moved here in October 2020 from Lehigh Acres, Florida. We wanted somewhere with all 4 seasons instead of hot weather 7-8 months out of the year and cooler weather  More

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Unfortunately, some views of Mexico, Missouri are focused on the past and so those people will stay living in the past, as the rest of us move forward. As to the  More

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Mexico Missouri use to be a very nice little community with activities and many businesses on the square. That was twenty five years ago. Now it is a ghost town of what  More

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