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Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

219,870 Population
1,025 square miles 214.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.8 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6466%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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64%White19%Black0%†Native4%Asian0%Islander1%†Other3%†Two+10%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$35,162 ±$1,991 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$67,364 ±$4,967 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19.6% ±2.4% (40,757  ±4,944) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty19%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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22.9 minutes ±0.9 (2,179,855  ±126,710) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

87,635 ±1,824 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (208,896  ±2,282) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples53%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married43%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale46%Female40%
Now marriedMale44%Female43%
DivorcedMale8%†Female10%†
WidowedMale2%†Female6%†
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2.8% ±1.1% (1,720  ±656) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

2%†15-192%†20-242%†25-299%†30-354%†35-391%†40-440%45-50
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Housing

94,301 ±1,127 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied93%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied56%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit66%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$328,000 ±$14,824 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

19.9% ±2.2% (43,448  ±4,746.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.5% ±3.7% (123,490  ±5,579.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
46.7% ±2.6% (63,772  ±3,725.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

10%†No degree21%High school22%Some college24%Bachelor's23%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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7.6% ±1% (16,756  ±2,298) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

9%†Europe34%Asia8%†Africa0%†Oceania45%Latin America3%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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4.2% ±0.7% (7,499  ±1,306) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

163†WWII569†Korea3,460†Vietnam2,157†Gulf (1990s)1,725†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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7,499 Total veterans ±1,306 6,312 Male ±1,119 1,187 Female ±663

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US12020-athens-clarke-county-ga-metro-area/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US12020-athens-clarke-county-ga-metro-area/>