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Athens County, OH

61,573 Population
503.6 square miles 122.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Ohio: 39.6 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6470%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male50%
  • Male
  • Female
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89%White2%Black0%Native2%Asian0%Islander0%Other4%Two+2%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$29,474 ±$1,378 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Ohio: $39,455 ±$153
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$53,837 ±$3,216 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Ohio: $69,680 ±$287
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

22.1% ±1.6% (11,914  ±885) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Ohio: 13.2% 1,519,610 (±0.2% / ±19,289)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty14%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty8%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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22.5 minutes ±1.4 (554,725  ±41,397) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Ohio: 23.6 116,848,390 (±0.1 / ±534,046)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

22,722 ±426 Number of households
  • Ohio: 4,829,571 ±8,204
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.4 ±0.1 (53,843  ±326) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,487,883
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples53%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married37%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale52%Female45%
Now marriedMale38%Female37%
DivorcedMale8%†Female11%†
WidowedMale2%†Female7%†
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2.4% ±0.8% (426  ±142) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ohio: 5.5% 145,745 (±0.1% / ±3,112)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-192%†20-247%†25-299%†30-354%†35-390%40-440%†45-50
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Housing

26,466 ±148 Number of housing units
  • Ohio: 5,271,573 ±770
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied86%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied62%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit63%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$173,800 ±$10,390 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ohio: $199,200 ±$485
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

25.6% ±1.7% (15,663  ±1,016.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Ohio: 12.4% 1,448,007 (±0.2% / ±16,933.5)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

91.8% ±3.4% (33,383  ±1,271) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 91.6% 7,442,790 (±0.3% / ±21,127)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
35.4% ±2.2% (12,880  ±818.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 31% 2,514,129 (±0.2% / ±13,218.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

8%†No degree30%High school27%Some college17%Bachelor's19%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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3.8% (2,337  ±488) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Ohio: 5% 593,142
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.4% ±0.8% (3,354  ±441) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 6.8% 626,617 (±0.1% / ±5,437)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

77†WWII160†Korea1,344†Vietnam705†Gulf (1990s)924†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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3,354 Total veterans ±441 3,124 Male ±407 230 Female ±106

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Athens County, OH <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US39009-athens-county-oh/>