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Athens town, Somerset County, ME

791 Population
43.6 square miles 18.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.7 ±7.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Somerset County: 47 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,595 ±$5,002 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Somerset County: $34,433 ±$2,221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,750 ±$13,996 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Somerset County: $58,179 ±$3,012
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.3% ±5.7% (179  ±55) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Somerset County: 14.2% † 7,098 (±1.4% / ±713)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.1 minutes ±7.6 (7,570  ±2,667) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Somerset County: 28 561,525 (±1.1 / ±30,085)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

314 ±49 Number of households
  • Somerset County: 23,209 ±328
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (762  ±141) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Somerset County: 2.2 50,158 (±0 / ±39)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.8% ±3% (3  ±5) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Somerset County: 5.1% † 512 (±1.4% / ±139)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

502 ±61 Number of housing units
  • Somerset County: 30,137 ±58
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$153,100 ±$33,158 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Somerset County: $166,900 ±$5,189
  • about half the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.1% ±2.8% (24  ±22) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Somerset County: 11.1% † 5,603 (±1.6% / ±782.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.6% ±18.2% (484  ±71.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Somerset County: 93.2% 35,723 (±2.9% / ±1,103.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.7% ±5.4% (99  ±33.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Somerset County: 21.1% 8,070 (±1.5% / ±574.8)
  • about half the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.4% ±0.8% (3  ±6) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Somerset County: 1.5% 755
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±3.2% (45  ±21) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Somerset County: 10.7% † 4,429 (±1.1% / ±444)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
45 Total veterans ±21 42 Male ±20 3 Female ±5

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