Athens, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 22,088 (Urban population: 21,869 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 219 (all nonfarm))

Athens, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,703 (6,265 occupied: 1,817 owner occupied, 4,448 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	71%
State:	31%

Housing density: 804 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $129,914.

Median contract rent in 2007: $511 (lower quartile is $392, upper quartile is $717)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $578

Median gross rent in Athens, OH in 2007: $619

Housing units in Athens with a mortgage: 971 (75 second mortgage, 128 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 649

Athens,OH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $150,583 (it was $111,300 in 2000)

Athens:	$150,583
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $108,419 - $202,993

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $182,423
Here: $182,423
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $141,294
Here: $141,294
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $110,818
Here: $110,818
State: $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $173,470
Here: $173,470
State: $149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $108,591
Here: $108,591
State: $138,542

Mobile homes: $12,330
Here: $12,330
State: $32,066

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,942

In family households: 5,071 (1,342 male householders, 519 female householders)
1,510 spouses, 1,477 children (1,415 natural, 32 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 39 other relatives, 96 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,871 (2,034 male householders (946 living alone)), 2,400 female householders (1,266 living alone)), 4,437 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7,250 (109 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,042 2-persons, 464 3-persons, 262 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,212 1-person, 969 2-persons, 596 3-persons, 443 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

931 married couples with children.
402 single-parent households (64 men, 338 women).

90.5% of residents of Athens speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,343 (6.3%)
(13.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 38 4 rooms: 110 5 rooms: 249 6 rooms: 368 7 rooms: 383 8 rooms: 345 9 or more rooms: 324

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Ohio:
	1 room: 226 2 rooms: 590 3 rooms: 969 4 rooms: 998 5 rooms: 782 6 rooms: 481 7 rooms: 218 8 rooms: 132 9 or more rooms: 52

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 43
1995 to 1998: 460
1990 to 1994: 309
1980 to 1989: 612
1970 to 1979: 991
1960 to 1969: 1,290
1950 to 1959: 856
1940 to 1949: 580
1939 or earlier: 1,562

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Athens:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 384 3 bedrooms: 932 4 bedrooms: 387 5 or more bedrooms: 107

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens:
	no bedroom: 271 1 bedroom: 1,314 2 bedrooms: 1,309 3 bedrooms: 915 4 bedrooms: 452 5 or more bedrooms: 187

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 102 1 vehicle: 662 2 vehicles: 851 3 vehicles: 156 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 691 1 vehicle: 1,958 2 vehicles: 999 3 vehicles: 469 4 vehicles: 254 5 or more vehicles: 77

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Athens, OH:

Less than $10,000: 18
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 14
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 18
$50,000 to $59,999: 39
$60,000 to $69,999: 49
$70,000 to $79,999: 25
$80,000 to $89,999: 34
$90,000 to $99,999: 50
$100,000 to $124,999: 325
$125,000 to $149,999: 317
$150,000 to $174,999: 242
$175,000 to $199,999: 190
$200,000 to $249,999: 242
$250,000 to $299,999: 122
$300,000 to $399,999: 102
$400,000 to $499,999: 31
$500,000 to $749,999: 15
$750,000 to $999,999: 14
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Athens rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Athens:

Less than $100: 98 people
$100 to $149: 79
$150 to $199: 79
$200 to $249: 62
$250 to $299: 168
$300 to $349: 266
$350 to $399: 558
$400 to $449: 476
$450 to $499: 361
$500 to $549: 409
$550 to $599: 279
$600 to $649: 281
$650 to $699: 176
$700 to $749: 177
$750 to $799: 209
$800 to $899: 225
$900 to $999: 105
$1,000 to $1,249: 339
$1,250 to $1,499: 29
$1,500 to $1,999: 110
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 107

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 837 1990 to 1994: 180 1985 to 1989: 137 1980 to 1984: 104 1975 to 1979: 15 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 64

Athens, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.3%
Number of people working at home: 345 (4.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 975
5 to 9 minutes: 2698
10 to 14 minutes: 2182
15 to 19 minutes: 1070
20 to 24 minutes: 371
25 to 29 minutes: 139
30 to 34 minutes: 173
35 to 39 minutes: 49
40 to 44 minutes: 41
45 to 59 minutes: 49
60 to 89 minutes: 88
90 or more minutes: 58

Athens mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,758 (46%)
Carpooled: 453 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 51 (1%)
Taxi: 31 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 232 (3%)
Walked: 3,346 (41%)
Other means: 9 (0%)
Worked at home: 345 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2098
$10,000 to $14,999: 839
$15,000 to $19,999: 481
$20,000 to $24,999: 410
$25,000 to $29,999: 412
$30,000 to $34,999: 293
$35,000 to $39,999: 191
$40,000 to $44,999: 226
$45,000 to $49,999: 93
$50,000 to $59,999: 280
$60,000 to $74,999: 236
$75,000 to $99,999: 314
$100,000 to $124,999: 207
$125,000 to $149,999: 72
$150,000 to $199,999: 60
$200,000 or more: 83

First ancestries reported:

German: 4160

Other groups: 2385

Irish: 2243

Italian: 1498

English: 1457

Polish: 791

United States or American: 556

Scottish: 443

European: 367

Scotch-Irish: 271

Hungarian: 258

Welsh: 243

Arab:: 237

French (except Basque): 173

Swedish: 173

Greek: 171

Dutch: 161

Russian: 156

British: 122

Slovak: 117

Swiss: 115

Ukrainian: 92

Lebanese: 81

Norwegian: 76

Romanian: 74

Croatian: 71

Other Arab: 69

Danish: 69

Czech: 68

Austrian: 66

Arab/Arabic: 60

French Canadian: 59

Canadian: 58

Czechoslovakian: 55

Subsaharan African:: 47

Eastern European: 32

Slovene: 32

Lithuanian: 29

Syrian: 27

Finnish: 25

Bulgarian: 20

Scandinavian: 20

Pennsylvania German: 19

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 17

Cape Verdean: 16

Celtic: 16

Belgian: 15

African: 15

Turkish: 15

Guyanese: 14

Portuguese: 12

Estonian: 11

Luxemburger: 10

Latvian: 10

South African: 9

Alsatian: 9

Iranian: 8

British West Indian: 8

Yugoslavian: 8

Ghanian: 7

Serbian: 5

Jamaican: 5

Haitian: 4

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (17%)
Korea (9%)
Other Western Asia (8%)
India (8%)
Japan (7%)
Canada (7%)
Indonesia (5%)

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

This state: 14139
Northeast: 1770
Midwest: 1476
South: 1818
West: 506

21% of Athens residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 12
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 222
Less than 1 year of college: 50
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 353
Associate degree: 55
Bachelor's degree: 608
Master's degree: 525
Professional school degree: 147
Doctorate degree: 539

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 18
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 59
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 391
Less than 1 year of college: 108
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 284
Associate degree: 167
Bachelor's degree: 794
Master's degree: 708
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 138

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 18.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 14.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 29.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 19.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 25.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 24.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 13.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 64.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 43.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 37.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $21,606
Black householders: $14,128
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $11,757
Asian householders: $13,252
Some other race householders: $13,590
Two or more races householders: $8,936
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $11,700

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $155,899
Black or African American householders: $287,940
Asian householders: $243,378
Two or more races householders: $126,830
Hispanic or Latino householders: $102,835

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,740
One, attached: 171
Two: 569
3 or 4: 728
5 to 9: 651
10 to 19: 645
20 to 49: 569
50 or more: 551
Mobile homes: 79

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,087

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Athens:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30

Here:	6.0%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 275

Here:	2.0%
Ohio:	23.4%

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)

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