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Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA

128,630 Population
116.4 square miles 1,104.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 34.7 ±0.7
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,664 ±$2,006 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: $37,049 ±$1,718
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$52,264 ±$5,502 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: $64,951 ±$5,723
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.5% ±4% (28,999  ±4,724) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 17.1% † 36,114 (±2.4% / ±5,022)
  • nearly double the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.6 minutes ±0.7 (1,117,235  ±48,299) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 23.5 2,171,415 (±0.5 / ±65,547)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

54,156 ±1,479 Number of households
  • the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 88,473 ±1,974
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (118,423  ±781) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 2.4 211,131 (±0.1 / ±2,489)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.7% ±1.7% (1,128  ±684) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 2.9% † 1,756 (±1.3% / ±793)
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

59,137 ±266 Number of housing units
  • the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 95,852 ±1,136
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$347,100 ±$17,973 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: $356,400 ±$13,504
  • about the same as the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

28.7% ±4.4% (36,608  ±5,553.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 19.5% † 42,839 (±2.7% / ±5,904)
  • more than double the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.1% ±6.3% (67,673  ±4,840) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 91.4% 126,054 (±4.2% / ±6,269.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.4% ±3.8% (30,409  ±2,836.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 40.3% 55,534 (±2.6% / ±3,757)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.6% ±2.3% (13,644  ±2,919) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 8.5% † 18,761 (±1.4% / ±3,027)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.1% ±1% (3,324  ±1,104) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area: 4.3% † 7,717 (±1% / ±1,722)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,324 Total veterans ±1,104 2,656 Male ±930 668 Female ±432

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