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Total population: 114,983 (Urban population: 105,034, Rural population: 9,949 (114 farm, 9,835 nonfarm))

Houses: 41,644 (39,240 occupied: 16,336 owner occupied, 22,904 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

58%
State:

56%

Housing density: 354 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $195,027.


Median contract rent in 2009: $587 (lower quartile is $462, upper quartile is $788)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $712


Median gross rent in Athens-Clarke County, GA in 2009: $718


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 household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $64,788


Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $48,265


Median monthly housing costs: $791







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Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $165,300 (it was $103,000 in 2000)
Athens-Clarke County:

$165,300
Georgia:

$162,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $118,500 - $228,800

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $206,072
Here:

$206,072
State:

$224,856

Townhouses or other attached units: $226,296
Here:

$226,296
State:

$183,253

In 2-unit structures: $72,825
Here:

$72,825
State:

$162,731

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $145,590
Here:

$145,590
State:

$178,500

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $293,715
Here:

$293,715
State:

$202,248

Mobile homes: $79,934
Here:

$79,934
State:

$44,353

Median year house/condo built: 1981

Median year apartment built: 1986

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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.0
State:

4.2

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Rooms in houses/apartments in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 17
  • 2 rooms: 174
  • 3 rooms: 492
  • 4 rooms: 1,520
  • 5 rooms: 3,158
  • 6 rooms: 3,783
  • 7 rooms: 2,586
  • 8 rooms: 2,088
  • 9 or more rooms: 2,518
  • 1 room: 777
  • 2 rooms: 2,761
  • 3 rooms: 4,081
  • 4 rooms: 7,415
  • 5 rooms: 4,151
  • 6 rooms: 2,305
  • 7 rooms: 796
  • 8 rooms: 379
  • 9 or more rooms: 239
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 79
  • 1 bedroom: 448
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,891
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,558
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,329
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,031
  • no bedroom: 954
  • 1 bedroom: 5,943
  • 2 bedrooms: 10,318
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,635
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,816
  • 5+ bedrooms: 238
Cars and other vehicles available in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 631
  • 1 vehicle: 4,627
  • 2 vehicles: 7,330
  • 3 vehicles: 2,708
  • 4 vehicles: 885
  • 5+ vehicles: 155
  • no vehicle: 2,711
  • 1 vehicle: 10,020
  • 2 vehicles: 6,836
  • 3 vehicles: 1,961
  • 4 vehicles: 1,153
  • 5+ vehicles: 223

Median 2009 house/condo value by year built


Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 1,913
  • 2000 to 2004: 7,269
  • 1990 to 1999: 9,000
  • 1980 to 1989: 7,485
  • 1970 to 1979: 8,997
  • 1960 to 1969: 6,259
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,289
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,668
  • 1939 or earlier: 3,472

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Athens-Clarke County, GA house values

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Athens-Clarke County, GA:

  • Less than $10,000: 275
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 138
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 213
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 213
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 124
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 124
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 124
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 389
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 352
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 268
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 319
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 461
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 462
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1593
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 2423
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 1881
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 1546
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 2432
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1460
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1373
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 608
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 444
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 150
  • $1,000,000 or more: 151
 


Athens-Clarke County rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Athens-Clarke County:

  • Less than $100: 97 people
  • $100 to $149: 201
  • $150 to $199: 353
  • $200 to $249: 362
  • $250 to $299: 237
  • $300 to $349: 235
  • $350 to $399: 386
  • $400 to $449: 884
  • $450 to $499: 1,100
  • $500 to $549: 1,253
  • $550 to $599: 1,554
  • $600 to $649: 2,038
  • $650 to $699: 1,839
  • $700 to $749: 1,516
  • $750 to $799: 1,518
  • $800 to $899: 2,229
  • $900 to $999: 1,649
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 2,530
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 991
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 1,120
  • $2,000 or more: 97
  • No cash rent: 1,053
 

Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 4,396
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,567
  • 1985 to 1989: 1,126
  • 1980 to 1984: 531
  • 1975 to 1979: 216
  • 1970 to 1974: 191
  • 1970 to 1974: 96
  • 1965 to 1969: 350


Athens-Clarke County, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

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


Athens-Clarke County commuting: travel time to work

Travel time to work (commute)

  • 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
 


Athens-Clarke County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 


Athens-Clarke County, GA household income

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


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (34%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
  • India (5%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • El Salvador (3%)
  • Peru (2%)


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

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

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

Educational Attainment for Females (%)


Class of Workers


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 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 2009 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $38,329
  • Black householders: $23,734
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,420
  • Asian householders: $20,814
  • Some other race householders: $28,466
  • Two or more races householders: $38,237
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,708
Athens-Clarke County household income for White non-Hispanic householders
Athens-Clarke County household income for Black householders
Athens-Clarke County household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders
Athens-Clarke County household income for Asian householders
Athens-Clarke County household income for Some other race householders
Athens-Clarke County household income for Two or more races householders
Athens-Clarke County household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Athens-Clarke County marital status for males
Athens-Clarke County marital status for females

Median 2009 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $197,718
  • Black or African American householders: $123,252
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $94,365
  • Asian householders: $217,618
  • Some other race householders: $177,015
  • Two or more races householders: $125,018
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $194,829

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: $27,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago


Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Athens-Clarke County:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Athens-Clarke County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (61.2%)
  • Electricity (32.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4.9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.0%)
  • Wood (0.6%)
  • Electricity (62.7%)
  • Utility gas (34.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.1%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 950
Here:

12.1%
Georgia:

8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 409
Here:

10.5%
Georgia:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,328
Here:

5.4%
Georgia:

22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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