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Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (Central)--Clarke County--Athens City PUMA, GA

129,995 Population
119.3 square miles 1,089.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,764 ±$1,985 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$52,565 ±$6,029 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.3% ±3.9% (29,114  ±4,698) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.7 minutes ±0.7 (1,139,925  ±48,963) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

54,728 ±1,481 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (119,788  ±273) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.8% ±1.7% (1,141  ±684) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

59,709 ±123 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$344,800 ±$17,720 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

28.5% ±4.3% (36,756  ±5,552.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.2% ±6.3% (68,798  ±4,841.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.4% ±3.8% (30,903  ±2,851) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

15.7% (19,404  ±) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 15.5% 1,592,544 (±0.1% / ±14,246.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

10.5% (13,644  ±2,919) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.1% ±1% (3,400  ±1,100) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,400 Total veterans ±1,100 2,717 Male ±924 683 Female ±438

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