Athens County, Ohio (OH)

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• • 58,81589.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,9332.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8402.8%Asian alone
  • 1,8122.7%Two or more races
  • 1,3372.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1330.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 530.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 270.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $186,289

Here:	$186,289
State:	$198,781

Townhouses or other attached units: $167,714

Here:	$167,714
State:	$188,193

In 2-unit structures: $204,673

Here:	$204,673
State:	$118,841

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,891

Here:	$195,891
State:	$156,796

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $141,611

Here:	$141,611
State:	$143,144

Mobile homes: $71,909

Here:	$71,909
State:	$56,406

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 40
• Auto thefts: 0

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,118 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,644 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Athens County is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $511 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.

Cities in this county include: Athens, Nelsonville, The Plains, Glouster, Chauncey, Albany, Buchtel, Jacksonville, Coolville, Trimble.

Neighboring counties: Atchison County, Kansas , Boone County, Missouri , Harrison County, West Virginia , Howard County, Missouri , Shelby County, Indiana , Union County, Indiana .

Current college students: 18,795
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,578 (23.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,0572010 or later
• 5942000 to 2009
• 2731990 to 1999
• 3211980 to 1989
• 901970 to 1979
• 209Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,573
• One, attached: 444
• Two: 734
• 3 or 4: 549
• 5 to 9: 1,079
• 10 to 19: 723
• 20 to 49: 1,270
• 50 or more: 482
• Mobile homes: 3,815

Housing units in Athens County with a mortgage: 7,412 (0 second mortgage, 789 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,500

Religion statistics for Athens County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Athens County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
• Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: February 5, 2019 - February 13, 2019, FEMA Id: 4424, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - February 25, 2018, FEMA Id: 4360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide
• Ohio Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4077: August 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4077, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 04, 2011 to May 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4002: July 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4002, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Ohio Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to February 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1580: February 15, 2005, FEMA Id: 1580, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 27, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1556: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1556, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 18, 2004 to June 21, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1519: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1519, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: January 03, 2004 to January 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1507: January 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 1507, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.11% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,947 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.39% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($19,622 average AGI)
2.73% relocated from other states ($17,326 average AGI)

Athens County:	2.73%
Ohio average:	1.73%

from Franklin County, OH	0.67% ($37,041 average AGI)
from Meigs County, OH	0.41% ($39,324)
from Hocking County, OH	0.38% ($29,116)
from Washington County, OH	0.34% ($28,410)
from Wood County, WV	0.22% ($45,925)
from Fairfield County, OH	0.20% ($35,595)
from Cuyahoga County, OH	0.18% ($21,697)

8.60% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,835 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.26% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($18,848 average AGI)
3.34% relocated to other states ($21,987 average AGI)

Athens County:	3.34%
Ohio average:	2.01%

to Franklin County, OH	0.98% ($34,665 average AGI)
to Meigs County, OH	0.56% ($32,144)
to Hocking County, OH	0.42% ($27,377)
to Fairfield County, OH	0.42% ($30,234)
to Washington County, OH	0.41% ($30,800)
to Cuyahoga County, OH	0.17% ($26,875)
to Morgan County, OH	0.17% ($30,419)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Athens County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,338 (2,899 living alone), Female householders: 11,321 (2,987 living alone)

• 10,795 spouses (10,516 opposite-sex spouses), 2,250 unmarried partners, (2,025 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,629 children (9,893 natural, 71 adopted, 665 stepchildren), 1,734 grandchildren, 513 brothers or sisters, 1,092 parents, 0 foster children, 365 other relatives, 5,602 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 9,688

Size of family households: 6,888 2-persons, 2,990 3-persons, 2,583 4-persons, 883 5-persons, 300 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,886 1-person, 1,941 2-persons, 931 3-persons, 114 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

5,336 married couples with children.
2,685 single-parent households (1,077 men, 1,608 women).

94.1% of residents of Athens speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $331,075,000 ($5,240 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,508,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $106,153,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $85,917,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,409,000
Federal grants: $110,221,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,253,000 ($2,312,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,122,000 ($1,076,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $260,058,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,416,000
Federal Government insurance: $70,230,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-31 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.98 millions of gallons per day (80% from ground, 20% from surface)

• Year house built in Athens County, Ohio
• 8082014 or later
• 2972010 to 2013
• 3,8362000 to 2009
• 4,1171990 to 1999
• 3,2811980 to 1989
• 2,5091970 to 1979
• 2,5821960 to 1969
• 1,9761950 to 1959
• 1,8341940 to 1949
• 5,4291939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Athens County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens County, Ohio
• 1621 room
• 02 rooms
• 4163 rooms
• 1,5854 rooms
• 3,2345 rooms
• 3,8556 rooms
• 1,5627 rooms
• 1,5388 rooms
• 2,5609+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens County, Ohio
• 3271 room
• 4682 rooms
• 1,6053 rooms
• 1,8344 rooms
• 1,5215 rooms
• 1,3566 rooms
• 2287 rooms
• 2238 rooms
• 1859+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Athens County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens County, Ohio
• 162no bedroom
• 7741 bedroom
• 2,8382 bedrooms
• 7,8623 bedrooms
• 2,7884 bedrooms
• 4885+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens County, Ohio
• 440no bedroom
• 1,8851 bedroom
• 2,3242 bedrooms
• 2,0653 bedrooms
• 8944 bedrooms
• 1395+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Athens County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Athens County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 198no vehicle
• 4,1271 vehicle
• 6,1832 vehicles
• 3,0673 vehicles
• 9474 vehicles
• 3905+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Athens County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,380no vehicle
• 3,0431 vehicle
• 1,7562 vehicles
• 1,1083 vehicles
• 1874 vehicles
• 2735+ vehicles

69.2% of Athens County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Ohio.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 47,308
• Other state: 14,937
• Northeast: 2,914
• Midwest: 2,748
• South: 6,656
• West: 2,619

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,961
• Number of aged recipients: 77
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,884
• Number of recipients under 18: 230
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,480
• Number of recipients older than 64: 251
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 539
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 959

Athens County on our top lists:

• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"