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Athens, IL

2,102 Population
1.7 square miles 1,248.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±3.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 41.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,387 ±$4,495 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $43,993 ±$903
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,192 ±$10,041 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $75,895 ±$1,762
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.5% ±4.5% (200  ±101) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 12.9% 26,292 (±1% / ±2,041)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.3 minutes ±7.5 (25,430  ±5,081) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 20.1 1,657,135 (±0.5 / ±54,607)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

891 ±132 Number of households
  • the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 89,990 ±741
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (2,102  ±355) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 2.3 202,984 (±0 / ±157)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±3.5% (18  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 5.7% † 2,657 (±1% / ±448)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

984 ±140 Number of housing units
  • the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 98,982 ±104
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$164,000 ±$19,029 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $177,300 ±$4,478
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9% ±5% (189  ±109.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 10.4% 21,167 (±0.7% / ±1,362.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.6% ±19.1% (1,274  ±175.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 94.2% 136,810 (±1.8% / ±2,568.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.7% ±6% (332  ±93.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 36.1% 52,467 (±1.1% / ±1,524.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about two-thirds of 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

1.4% ±1.9% (29  ±40) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 3.4% 7,072
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.1% ±2.2% (110  ±37) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 6.7% 10,853 (±0.4% / ±708)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
110 Total veterans ±37 110 Male ±37 N/A Female ±13

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