Athens-Clarke County, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

Back to: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia main profile, Georgia, Georgia smaller cities, Georgia small towns, Georgia forum, All US cities. Total population: 100,274 (Urban population: 91,598, Rural population: 8,676 (99 farm, 8,577 nonfarm)) Houses: 41,644 (39,240 occupied: 16,336 owner occupied, 22,904 renter occupied) % of renters here:   58% State:   33% Housing density: 354 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Sandy Springs vs Johns Creek vs Vinings  (51 replies) Anyone live in Athens?  (12 replies) Lesbian Couple  (20 replies) ATHENS, Ga  (22 replies) from ft lauderdale to athens  (6 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $146,800 (lower quartile is $106,700, upper quartile is $199,600) Median contract rent in 2005: $529 (lower quartile is $449, upper quartile is $721) Housing units in Athens-Clarke County with a mortgage: 9,233 (775 second mortgage, 982 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,277 Median year house/condo built: 1982 Median year apartment built: 1978 Household type by relationship Households: 92,116 In family households: 59,781 (12,489 male householders, 7,051 female householders) 13,075 spouses, 19,949 children (18,342 natural, 424 adopted, 1,183 stepchildren), 1,605 grandchildren, 1,423 brothers or sisters, 559 parents, 1,395 other relatives, 2,235 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 32,335 (9,593 male householders (5,169 living alone)), 10,121 female householders (6,540 living alone)), 12,621 nonrelatives In group quarters: 8,158 (1,136 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 8,600 2-persons, 4,903 3-persons, 3,557 4-persons, 1,549 5-persons, 608 6-persons, 323 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 11,709 1-person, 5,196 2-persons, 1,565 3-persons, 1,060 4-persons, 154 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons. 9,189 married couples with children. 6,164 single-parent households (736 men, 5,428 women). 88.1% of residents of Athens-Clarke County speak English at home. 6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). 2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). 2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.6% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 8,473 (8.4%) (21.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Athens-Clarke County, GA: Less than $10,000: 10 $10,000 to $14,999: 39 $15,000 to $19,999: 53 $20,000 to $24,999: 107 $25,000 to $29,999: 58 $30,000 to $34,999: 180 $35,000 to $39,999: 101 $40,000 to $49,999: 360 $50,000 to $59,999: 588 $60,000 to $69,999: 555 $70,000 to $79,999: 1003 $80,000 to $89,999: 1312 $90,000 to $99,999: 1327 $100,000 to $124,999: 2205 $125,000 to $149,999: 1844 $150,000 to $174,999: 1136 $175,000 to $199,999: 831 $200,000 to $249,999: 696 $250,000 to $299,999: 487 $300,000 to $399,999: 344 $400,000 to $499,999: 112 $500,000 to $749,999: 139 $750,000 to $999,999: 5 $1,000,000 or more: 18

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Athens-Clarke County: Less than $100: 482 $100 to $149: 485 $150 to $199: 447 $200 to $249: 674 $250 to $299: 1495 $300 to $349: 2362 $350 to $399: 2469 $400 to $449: 2631 $450 to $499: 3053 $500 to $549: 1395 $550 to $599: 1382 $600 to $649: 1150 $650 to $699: 1128 $700 to $749: 570 $750 to $799: 608 $800 to $899: 658 $900 to $999: 380 $1,000 to $1,249: 522 $1,250 to $1,499: 244 $1,500 to $1,999: 14 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 665

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.9%
Number of people working at home: 1,076 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1953 5 to 9 minutes: 7314 10 to 14 minutes: 12153 15 to 19 minutes: 11513 20 to 24 minutes: 5226 25 to 29 minutes: 1213 30 to 34 minutes: 2380 35 to 39 minutes: 395 40 to 44 minutes: 556 45 to 59 minutes: 1541 60 to 89 minutes: 1371 90 or more minutes: 956

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 35,738 (75%) Carpooled: 6,871 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,048 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Ferryboat: 10 (0%) Taxi: 69 (0%) Motorcycle: 53 (0%) Bicycle: 444 (1%) Walked: 2,069 (4%) Other means: 252 (1%) Worked at home: 1,076 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 8166 $10,000 to $14,999: 3658 $15,000 to $19,999: 3065 $20,000 to $24,999: 3018 $25,000 to $29,999: 2536 $30,000 to $34,999: 2357 $35,000 to $39,999: 2128 $40,000 to $44,999: 1825 $45,000 to $49,999: 1717 $50,000 to $59,999: 2740 $60,000 to $74,999: 2613 $75,000 to $99,999: 2188 $100,000 to $124,999: 1384 $125,000 to $149,999: 717 $150,000 to $199,999: 500 $200,000 or more: 642

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 31345
• English: 8159
• United States or American: 6401
• Irish: 6187
• German: 6149
• Scotch-Irish: 2181
• Italian: 2016
• Scottish: 1828
• European: 1582
• Subsaharan African:: 1384
• French (except Basque): 1192
• Polish: 1063
• African: 859
• British: 660
• Dutch: 553
• Swedish: 483
• Norwegian: 470
• Russian: 414
• Arab:: 372
• Welsh: 372
• French Canadian: 354
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 264
• Austrian: 239
• Greek: 229
• Lebanese: 179
• Jamaican: 175
• Hungarian: 169
• Canadian: 152
• Nigerian: 145
• Portuguese: 130
• Lithuanian: 129
• Czech: 125
• Iranian: 118
• Czechoslovakian: 115
• Brazilian: 109
• Northern European: 107
• Danish: 101
• Other Subsaharan African: 101
• Swiss: 88
• Egyptian: 87
• Eastern European: 80
• Ukrainian: 78
• Kenyan: 73
• Croatian: 69
• Arab/Arabic: 66
• Australian: 59
• Belgian: 56
• Ghanian: 50
• Scandinavian: 49
• Yugoslavian: 49
• South African: 47
• Guyanese: 45
• Sudanese: 45
• Albanian: 40
• Ethiopian: 40
• Slovak: 32
• Bahamian: 30
• Pennsylvania German: 29
• Finnish: 28
• Israeli: 26
• Romanian: 26
• Armenian: 26
• Bulgarian: 25
• Celtic: 23
• Acadian/Cajun: 21
• New Zealander: 19
• West Indian: 16
• Turkish: 14
• Sierra Leonean: 13
• Cape Verdean: 11
• Haitian: 11
• U.S. Virgin Islander: 11
• Moroccan: 10
• Latvian: 9
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8
• Palestinian: 8
• Other Arab: 8
• British West Indian: 7
• Barbadian: 7
• Belizean: 7
• Syrian: 7
• Iraqi: 7
• Slavic: 6
• Serbian: 5

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

• This state: 57398
• Northeast: 6483
• Midwest: 7198
• South: 16582
• West: 3106

35% of Athens-Clarke County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 350
• Nursery to 4th grade: 151
• 5th and 6th grade: 510
• 7th and 8th grade: 744
• 9th grade: 607
• 10th grade: 689
• 11th grade: 698
• 12th grade, no diploma: 663
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,954
• Less than 1 year of college: 887
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,044
• Associate degree: 933
• Bachelor's degree: 5,507
• Master's degree: 2,229
• Professional school degree: 584
• Doctorate degree: 2,149

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 326
• Nursery to 4th grade: 110
• 5th and 6th grade: 557
• 7th and 8th grade: 916
• 9th grade: 713
• 10th grade: 1,047
• 11th grade: 737
• 12th grade, no diploma: 901
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,036
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,301
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,783
• Associate degree: 1,003
• Bachelor's degree: 5,215
• Master's degree: 3,338
• Professional school degree: 548
• Doctorate degree: 847

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 21.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.3%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $30,768
• Black householders: $24,590
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $20,903
• Asian householders: $22,926
• Some other race householders: $32,895
• Two or more races householders: $20,398
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $31,817

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,200
• Black or African American householders: $76,800
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $58,800
• Asian householders: $135,600
• Some other race householders: $110,300
• Two or more races householders: $77,900
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $121,400

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,671
• One, attached: 1,814
• Two: 3,947
• 3 or 4: 3,207
• 5 to 9: 3,384
• 10 to 19: 3,447
• 20 to 49: 2,320
• 50 or more: 2,056
• Mobile homes: 2,740
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 58

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,200

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Georgia:	8.4%

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Georgia:	8.5%

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Georgia:	22.9%

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