Athens County, Ohio (OH)

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• • 58,13993.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,3083.7%Asian alone
  • 1,8242.9%Two or more races
  • 1,6142.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,2972.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1360.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 560.09%Some other race alone
  • 270.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $157,604

Here:	$157,604
State:	$184,174

Townhouses or other attached units: $391,569

Here:	$391,569
State:	$176,779

In 2-unit structures: $119,137

Here:	$119,137
State:	$145,870

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,488

Here:	$104,488
State:	$149,759

Mobile homes: $109,796

Here:	$109,796
State:	$65,137

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

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,090 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,488 (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: 89.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,853 (10.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,6382010 or later
• 6302000 to 2009
• 4011990 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: 15,572
• One, attached: 523
• Two: 1,078
• 3 or 4: 1,429
• 5 to 9: 533
• 10 to 19: 903
• 20 to 49: 1,800
• 50 or more: 859
• Mobile homes: 3,849
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 125

Housing units in Athens County with a mortgage: 6,651 (104 second mortgage, 834 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,141

Religion statistics for Athens County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Athens County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 24, 1998 to July 05, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1227: June 30, 1998, FEMA Id: 1227, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Ohio Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 1997 to March 17, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1164: March 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1164, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Ohio Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: May 28, 1990 to July 15, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-870: June 06, 1990, FEMA Id: 870, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 3 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 2014: 7.3

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:

• In family households: 39,524 (7,440 male householders, 5,139 female householders)

  10,147 spouses, 13,221 children (12,810 natural, 147 adopted, 264 stepchildren), 310 grandchildren, 963 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 617 other relatives, 1,608 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 17,342 (4,382 male householders (2,844 living alone)), 5,238 female householders (3,645 living alone)), 7,722 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,731

Size of family households: 6,854 2-persons, 2,686 3-persons, 1,613 4-persons, 879 5-persons, 346 6-persons, 201 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,489 1-person, 2,152 2-persons, 172 3-persons, 608 4-persons, 199 5-persons.

6,346 married couples with children.
2,758 single-parent households (898 men, 1,860 women).

93.7% of residents of Athens speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 3% 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
• 5942014 or later
• 3972010 to 2013
• 3,1132000 to 2009
• 4,6411990 to 1999
• 2,4691980 to 1989
• 3,7401970 to 1979
• 2,0201960 to 1969
• 1,5101950 to 1959
• 7361940 to 1949
• 7,4511939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Athens County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens County, Ohio
• 831 room
• 02 rooms
• 4233 rooms
• 7664 rooms
• 3,0375 rooms
• 2,4156 rooms
• 1,7807 rooms
• 1,6978 rooms
• 2,5919+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens County, Ohio
• 3181 room
• 4132 rooms
• 2,1943 rooms
• 1,6214 rooms
• 2,1565 rooms
• 1,5876 rooms
• 4947 rooms
• 4808 rooms
• 1449+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Athens County, Ohio

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens County, Ohio
• 83no bedroom
• 6481 bedroom
• 2,6062 bedrooms
• 6,3443 bedrooms
• 2,6544 bedrooms
• 4575+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens County, Ohio
• 406no bedroom
• 2,1291 bedroom
• 3,7222 bedrooms
• 1,5463 bedrooms
• 1,3034 bedrooms
• 3015+ 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
• 142no vehicle
• 2,5351 vehicle
• 5,7992 vehicles
• 2,7403 vehicles
• 1,3734 vehicles
• 2035+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Athens County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,002no vehicle
• 4,8941 vehicle
• 2,2292 vehicles
• 6553 vehicles
• 5124 vehicles
• 1155+ vehicles

68.5% of Athens County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Ohio.

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

• This state: 47,438
• Other state: 14,863
• Northeast: 4,022
• Midwest: 3,574
• South: 6,069
• West: 1,198

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+)"