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Athens, TN Micro Area

70,879 Population
625.3 square miles 113.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±2.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,622 ±$4,932 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,717 ±$4,429 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.1% ±3.3% (9,138  ±2,290) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.3 minutes ±0.9 (699,255  ±34,176) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

26,724 ±1,077 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (69,589  ±1,612) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±2.3% (642  ±364) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

31,426 ±901 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$241,900 ±$17,234 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.4% ±3.5% (8,031  ±2,454.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.6% ±5.9% (43,503  ±3,027.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
19.3% ±3.1% (9,368  ±1,514.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half 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

1.3% ±1% (946  ±684) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.1% ±1.6% (4,479  ±889) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,479 Total veterans ±889 4,245 Male ±886 234 Female ±190

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