Athens County, Ohio (OH)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,685
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 13,596
Renter-occupied apartments: 10,164 (it was 8,905 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 40% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 507 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 129 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (38.5%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (14.6%), Retail trade (11.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 67%
- Government: 28%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 30.5 years |
Ohio median age: | 39.6 years |
Males: 32,181 | ![]() |
Females: 33,146 | ![]() |

Athens County: | 2.0 people |
Ohio: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $41,851 ($27,322 in 1999)
This county: | $41,851 |
Ohio: | $58,642 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $724 (lower quartile is $482, upper quartile is $1,031)
This county: | $724 |
State: | $662 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $145,400 (it was $75,800 in 2000)
Athens: | $145,400 |
Ohio: | $157,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,127Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $426
Institutionalized population: 680
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $88,300
- 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $81,000
- 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $180,000
- 2000: 38 buildings, average cost: $71,900
- 2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $112,600
- 2002: 25 buildings, average cost: $91,600
- 2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $142,900
- 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $141,400
- 2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $158,200
- 2006: 26 buildings, average cost: $179,900
- 2007: 72 buildings, average cost: $140,300
- 2008: 33 buildings, average cost: $174,800
- 2009: 6 buildings, average cost: $184,100
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $280,500
- 2011: 7 buildings, average cost: $152,400
- 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $176,700
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $170,000
- 2014: 15 buildings, average cost: $322,800
- 2015: 10 buildings, average cost: $198,200
- 2016: 12 buildings, average cost: $323,800
- 2017: 16 buildings, average cost: $218,500
- 2018: 4 buildings, average cost: $136,300
- 2019: 10 buildings, average cost: $258,000
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%)
Athens County: | 27.4% |
Ohio: | 13.1% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 30.5 years old
(Males: 30.2 years old, Females: 31.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 32.8 years old, Black residents: 19.6 years old, American Indian residents: 3.3 years old, Asian residents: 30.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.6 years old, Other race residents: 30.0 years old)
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.
Zip Code | City | Tests | Max concentration | Min concentration | Arithmetic mean | Geometric mean | Standard deviation | Coefficient of variation | Mean concentration | First quartile | Third quartile |
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45701 | Athens | 589 | 82.1 | 0.1 | 5.43 | 3.82 | 5.63 | 103.67 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 7.18 |
45710 | Albany | 30 | 8 | 0.3 | 1.95 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 85.31 | 1.50 | 0.85 | 2.00 |
45711 | Amesville | 8 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 1.15 | 0.89 | 1.02 | 88.56 | 0.90 | 0.50 | 1.20 |
45716 | Buchtel | 2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.33 | 0.71 | 117.85 | 0.60 | 1.15 | 0.60 |
45717 | Carbondale | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 2.05 | 1.23 | ||
45719 | Chauncey | 2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.26 | 1.13 | 47.14 | 2.40 | 1.90 | 2.40 |
45723 | Coolville | 5 | 4 | 0.3 | 1.64 | 1.17 | 1.44 | 87.58 | 1.60 | 0.40 | 1.60 |
45732 | Glouster | 15 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 3.53 | 2.32 | 2.69 | 76.11 | 3.30 | 1.20 | 6.40 |
45735 | Guysville | 7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.86 | 1.58 | 1.11 | 59.95 | 1.80 | 0.85 | 2.30 |
45740 | Jacksonville | 3 | 4.5 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.71 | 1.99 | 60.38 | 4.40 | 2.15 | 4.43 |
45761 | Millfield | 12 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 2.92 | 1.12 | 4.33 | 148.36 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 2.90 |
45764 | Nelsonville | 21 | 9 | 0.6 | 3.89 | 2.99 | 2.64 | 67.99 | 3.10 | 1.78 | 5.03 |
45766 | New Marshfield | 7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.75 | 1.29 | 61.54 | 1.40 | 0.95 | 3.40 |
45778 | Stewart | 7 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 2.52 | 3.08 | 87.88 | 2.00 | 1.30 | 4.35 |
45780 | The Plains | 23 | 16.1 | 0.9 | 4.63 | 3.43 | 4.08 | 88.11 | 3.00 | 1.78 | 4.98 |
All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).
Neighboring counties: Atchison County, Kansas , Boone County, Missouri
, Harrison County, West Virginia
, Howard County, Missouri
, Shelby County, Indiana
, Union County, Indiana
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Here: | 4.6% |
Ohio: | 5.2% |
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)
Athens County: | 3.9% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
- 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
Here: | 50.0% with mortgage |
State: | 62.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Athens County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 5,174 | 42 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,093 | 45 |
Catholic | 1,946 | 5 |
Other | 890 | 5 |
None | 51,654 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Athens County: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Ohio: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Athens County: | 3.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Ohio: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Athens County: | 8.3% |
Ohio: | 10.3% |
Athens County: | 29.4% |
State: | 29.1% |
Here: | 13.9% |
State: | 11.9% |
Agriculture in Athens County:
Average size of farms: 156 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11,826
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $143.88
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.25%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 56.01%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10,573
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.21%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40,665
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.50%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.68
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 12.59%
Corn for grain: 1483 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 680 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1355 harvested acres
Vegetables: 82 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 65 acres
Earthquake activity:
Athens County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 245.0 miles away from Athens County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 128.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 172.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 162.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 206.4 miles away from Athens County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 128.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Athens County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 10, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 19,586 (70.2%)
- Carpooled: 2,289 (8.2%)
- Bus: 282 (1.0%)
- Ferryboat: 19 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 107 (0.4%)
- Bicycle: 493 (1.8%)
- Walked: 4,117 (14.7%)
- Worked at home: 1,025 (3.7%)
- Educational services (32%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Educational services (34%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (19%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (26%)
- Saudi Arabia (8%)
- Venezuela (5%)
- Other Western Asia (5%)
- India (4%)
- Malaysia (4%)
- Jordan (4%)
- German (16%)
- American (13%)
- Irish (10%)
- English (9%)
- European (4%)
- Italian (3%)
- Polish (2%)
People in group quarters in Athens County, Ohio in 2000:
- 7,470 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 292 people in nursing homes
- 190 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 58 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 45 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 41 people in institutions for the blind
- 37 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 36 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 35 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 25 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
People in group quarters in Athens County, Ohio in 2010:
- 8,550 people in college/university student housing
- 272 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 198 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 90 people in correctional residential facilities
- 75 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 50 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 32 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 24 people in group homes intended for adults
- 23 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 22 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 9 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
7.11% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,947 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.11% |
Ohio average: | 5.23% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Franklin County, OH | ![]() |
from Meigs County, OH | ![]() |
from Hocking County, OH | ![]() |
from Washington County, OH | ![]() |
from Wood County, WV | ![]() |
from Fairfield County, OH | ![]() |
from Cuyahoga County, OH | ![]() |
8.60% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,835 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.60% |
Ohio average: | 5.51% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Franklin County, OH | ![]() |
to Meigs County, OH | ![]() |
to Hocking County, OH | ![]() |
to Fairfield County, OH | ![]() |
to Washington County, OH | ![]() |
to Cuyahoga County, OH | ![]() |
to Morgan County, OH | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,830 (6,334 aged, 1,496 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 851 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Athens County, Ohio in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (680)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (639)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (625)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (516)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (274)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (248)
- Unspecified dementia (193)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (189)
- Congestive heart failure (131)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (116)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,582
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 203
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 66,185
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,007
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 653
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 111
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 102.2. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 65.9
- Other - 36.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 65,327- 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:
Births: 3,340Here: | 54 per 1000 residents |
State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,502
Here: | 40 per 1000 residents |
State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,023
Here: | +16 per 1000 residents |
State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,949
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.98 millions of gallons per day (80% from ground, 20% from surface)
Here: | 6.0 |
State: | 6.7 |
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 4.4 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Athens County: | 69.2% |
State average: | 85.3% |
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
- 41.3%Utility gas
- 39.2%Electricity
- 11.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.7%Wood
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 53.5%Electricity
- 37.3%Utility gas
- 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Wood
- 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 1.2% |
Ohio: | 13.5% |
Here: | 5.0% |
Ohio: | 12.6% |
Here: | 1.9% |
Ohio: | 23.1% |
Athens County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $502,000
- Charges - Other: $4,090,000
Solid Waste Management: $857,000
Sewerage: $577,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $307,000
Public Welfare - Other: $281,000
Parks and Recreation: $147,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $29,100,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,111,000
Health - Other: $5,287,000
General - Other: $5,042,000
Regular Highways: $4,802,000
Central Staff Services: $3,846,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,454,000
Police Protection: $2,236,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,877,000
Financial Administration: $1,455,000
Solid Waste Management: $997,000
Housing and Community Development: $842,000
General Public Buildings: $549,000
Sewerage: $422,000
Natural Resources - Other: $220,000
Water Utilities: $219,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $5,298,000
General Local Government Support: $613,000
Health and Hospitals: $87,000
Public Welfare: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,243,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,923,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,320,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,950,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,845,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $404,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $299,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,362,000
Interest Earnings: $355,000
Fines and Forfeits: $294,000
Donations From Private Sources: $89,000
Special Assessments: $53,000
Rents: $5,000
Sale of Property: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,062,000
Health - Other: $652,000
Central Staff Services: $219,000
Police Protection: $87,000
Public Welfare - Other: $86,000
Sewerage: $30,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Water Utilities: $16,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $109,974,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $772,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,923,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,088,000
Highways: $5,082,000
Other: $3,497,000
General Local Government Support: $1,555,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,057,000
Health and Hospitals: $913,000
- Tax - Property: $21,332,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,453,000
Other License: $482,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,384,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Athens County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $502,000
- Charges - Other: $4,090,000
Solid Waste Management: $857,000
Sewerage: $577,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $307,000
Public Welfare - Other: $281,000
Parks and Recreation: $147,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $29,100,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,111,000
Health - Other: $5,287,000
General - Other: $5,042,000
Regular Highways: $4,802,000
Central Staff Services: $3,846,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,454,000
Police Protection: $2,236,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,877,000
Financial Administration: $1,455,000
Solid Waste Management: $997,000
Housing and Community Development: $842,000
General Public Buildings: $549,000
Sewerage: $422,000
Natural Resources - Other: $220,000
Water Utilities: $219,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $5,298,000
General Local Government Support: $613,000
Health and Hospitals: $87,000
Public Welfare: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,243,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,923,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,320,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,950,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,845,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $404,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $299,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,362,000
Interest Earnings: $355,000
Fines and Forfeits: $294,000
Donations From Private Sources: $89,000
Special Assessments: $53,000
Rents: $5,000
Sale of Property: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,062,000
Health - Other: $652,000
Central Staff Services: $219,000
Police Protection: $87,000
Public Welfare - Other: $86,000
Sewerage: $30,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Water Utilities: $16,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $109,974,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $772,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,923,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,088,000
Highways: $5,082,000
Other: $3,497,000
General Local Government Support: $1,555,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,057,000
Health and Hospitals: $913,000
- Tax - Property: $21,332,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,453,000
Other License: $482,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,384,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Athens County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $502,000
- Charges - Other: $4,090,000
Solid Waste Management: $857,000
Sewerage: $577,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $307,000
Public Welfare - Other: $281,000
Parks and Recreation: $147,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $29,100,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,111,000
Health - Other: $5,287,000
General - Other: $5,042,000
Regular Highways: $4,802,000
Central Staff Services: $3,846,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,454,000
Police Protection: $2,236,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,877,000
Financial Administration: $1,455,000
Solid Waste Management: $997,000
Housing and Community Development: $842,000
General Public Buildings: $549,000
Sewerage: $422,000
Natural Resources - Other: $220,000
Water Utilities: $219,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $5,298,000
General Local Government Support: $613,000
Health and Hospitals: $87,000
Public Welfare: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,243,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,923,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,320,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,950,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,845,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $404,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $299,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,362,000
Interest Earnings: $355,000
Fines and Forfeits: $294,000
Donations From Private Sources: $89,000
Special Assessments: $53,000
Rents: $5,000
Sale of Property: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,062,000
Health - Other: $652,000
Central Staff Services: $219,000
Police Protection: $87,000
Public Welfare - Other: $86,000
Sewerage: $30,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Water Utilities: $16,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $109,974,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $772,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,923,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,088,000
Highways: $5,082,000
Other: $3,497,000
General Local Government Support: $1,555,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,057,000
Health and Hospitals: $913,000
- Tax - Property: $21,332,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,453,000
Other License: $482,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,384,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Athens County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $502,000
- Charges - Other: $4,090,000
Solid Waste Management: $857,000
Sewerage: $577,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $307,000
Public Welfare - Other: $281,000
Parks and Recreation: $147,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $29,100,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,111,000
Health - Other: $5,287,000
General - Other: $5,042,000
Regular Highways: $4,802,000
Central Staff Services: $3,846,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,454,000
Police Protection: $2,236,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,877,000
Financial Administration: $1,455,000
Solid Waste Management: $997,000
Housing and Community Development: $842,000
General Public Buildings: $549,000
Sewerage: $422,000
Natural Resources - Other: $220,000
Water Utilities: $219,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $5,298,000
General Local Government Support: $613,000
Health and Hospitals: $87,000
Public Welfare: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,243,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,923,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,320,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,950,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,845,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $404,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $299,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,362,000
Interest Earnings: $355,000
Fines and Forfeits: $294,000
Donations From Private Sources: $89,000
Special Assessments: $53,000
Rents: $5,000
Sale of Property: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,062,000
Health - Other: $652,000
Central Staff Services: $219,000
Police Protection: $87,000
Public Welfare - Other: $86,000
Sewerage: $30,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Water Utilities: $16,000
Financial Administration: $10,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $109,974,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $772,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,923,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,088,000
Highways: $5,082,000
Other: $3,497,000
General Local Government Support: $1,555,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,057,000
Health and Hospitals: $913,000
- Tax - Property: $21,332,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,453,000
Other License: $482,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,384,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
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
Most common first names in Athens County, OH among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 393 | 73.9 years |
Mary | 388 | 78.2 years |
John | 382 | 73.3 years |
James | 330 | 72.6 years |
Charles | 319 | 73.4 years |
Robert | 267 | 70.8 years |
George | 174 | 76.8 years |
Helen | 165 | 78.4 years |
Ruth | 120 | 77.2 years |
Margaret | 116 | 78.2 years |
Most common last names in Athens County, OH among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 178 | 75.3 years |
Johnson | 111 | 75.4 years |
Williams | 98 | 76.7 years |
Davis | 85 | 77.3 years |
Miller | 74 | 73.3 years |
Jones | 73 | 75.7 years |
Brown | 71 | 77.4 years |
Brooks | 60 | 75.9 years |
White | 59 | 74.0 years |
Thompson | 58 | 73.2 years |
Businesses in Athens County, OH | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
ALDI | 1 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 8 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
Baymont Inn | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Chipotle | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Sears | 1 | |
FedEx | 4 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
H&R Block | 3 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
Honda | 1 | U-Haul | 6 | |
Hyundai | 1 | UPS | 13 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Vans | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Knights Inn | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Kroger | 3 | Wendy's | 3 |
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+)"