Athens, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,275 (Urban population: 14,058 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 217 (all nonfarm))

Athens, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,069 (5,504 occupied: 3,343 owner occupied, 2,161 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	30%

Housing density: 448 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $429 (lower quartile is $271, upper quartile is $515)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $369

Median gross rent in Athens, TN in 2007: $529

Housing units in Athens with a mortgage: 1,877 (183 second mortgage, 160 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,144

Athens,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,890 (it was $74,700 in 2000)

Athens:	$108,890
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,588 - $143,843

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $140,810
Here: $140,810
State: $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,634
Here: $162,634
State: $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $279,175
Here: $279,175
State: $142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $42,637
Here: $42,637
State: $133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $561,157
Here: $561,157
State: $164,555

Mobile homes: $26,354
Here: $26,354
State: $44,109

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,533

In family households: 10,404 (2,656 male householders, 874 female householders)
2,673 spouses, 3,511 children (3,204 natural, 74 adopted, 233 stepchildren), 225 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 121 parents, 143 other relatives, 112 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,129 (589 male householders (517 living alone)), 1,323 female householders (1,233 living alone)), 217 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 502 (319 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,640 2-persons, 876 3-persons, 678 4-persons, 210 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,750 1-person, 137 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

1,910 married couples with children.
914 single-parent households (112 men, 802 women).

94.8% of residents of Athens speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 31% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 289 (2.2%)
(49.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, Tennessee:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 67 4 rooms: 301 5 rooms: 938 6 rooms: 774 7 rooms: 511 8 rooms: 358 9 or more rooms: 372

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Tennessee:
	1 room: 26 2 rooms: 108 3 rooms: 527 4 rooms: 663 5 rooms: 496 6 rooms: 229 7 rooms: 73 8 rooms: 21 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 222
1995 to 1998: 404
1990 to 1994: 328
1980 to 1989: 811
1970 to 1979: 977
1960 to 1969: 1,047
1950 to 1959: 942
1940 to 1949: 611
1939 or earlier: 727

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Athens:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 725 3 bedrooms: 1,949 4 bedrooms: 518 5 or more bedrooms: 87

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens:
	no bedroom: 32 1 bedroom: 656 2 bedrooms: 890 3 bedrooms: 487 4 bedrooms: 85 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 235 1 vehicle: 978 2 vehicles: 1,334 3 vehicles: 621 4 vehicles: 134 5 or more vehicles: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 417 1 vehicle: 1,186 2 vehicles: 402 3 vehicles: 123 4 vehicles: 33 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 39
$10,000 to $14,999: 20
$15,000 to $19,999: 28
$20,000 to $24,999: 43
$25,000 to $29,999: 54
$30,000 to $34,999: 39
$35,000 to $39,999: 44
$40,000 to $49,999: 119
$50,000 to $59,999: 167
$60,000 to $69,999: 152
$70,000 to $79,999: 247
$80,000 to $89,999: 303
$90,000 to $99,999: 234
$100,000 to $124,999: 706
$125,000 to $149,999: 510
$150,000 to $174,999: 202
$175,000 to $199,999: 139
$200,000 to $249,999: 179
$250,000 to $299,999: 92
$300,000 to $399,999: 163
$400,000 to $499,999: 50
$500,000 to $749,999: 66
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 9

Athens rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Athens:

Less than $100: 187 people
$100 to $149: 119
$150 to $199: 124
$200 to $249: 87
$250 to $299: 114
$300 to $349: 140
$350 to $399: 178
$400 to $449: 241
$450 to $499: 294
$500 to $549: 187
$550 to $599: 137
$600 to $649: 134
$650 to $699: 92
$700 to $749: 29
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 39
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 14
$1,250 to $1,499: 9
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 188

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 64 1990 to 1994: 64 1985 to 1989: 90 1980 to 1984: 27 1975 to 1979: 10 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 19

Athens, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.8%
Number of people working at home: 71 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 364
5 to 9 minutes: 1684
10 to 14 minutes: 1196
15 to 19 minutes: 607
20 to 24 minutes: 376
25 to 29 minutes: 118
30 to 34 minutes: 300
35 to 39 minutes: 50
40 to 44 minutes: 130
45 to 59 minutes: 266
60 to 89 minutes: 185
90 or more minutes: 74

Athens mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,536 (84%)
Carpooled: 658 (12%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 35 (1%)
Walked: 111 (2%)
Worked at home: 71 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1063
$10,000 to $14,999: 496
$15,000 to $19,999: 414
$20,000 to $24,999: 465
$25,000 to $29,999: 331
$30,000 to $34,999: 340
$35,000 to $39,999: 331
$40,000 to $44,999: 310
$45,000 to $49,999: 275
$50,000 to $59,999: 413
$60,000 to $74,999: 353
$75,000 to $99,999: 346
$100,000 to $124,999: 115
$125,000 to $149,999: 77
$150,000 to $199,999: 31
$200,000 or more: 82

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 3213

Other groups: 2218

English: 888

Irish: 835

German: 823

Scotch-Irish: 385

Scottish: 173

European: 169

French (except Basque): 86

Swedish: 81

Dutch: 80

Norwegian: 59

Greek: 43

Subsaharan African:: 43

African: 43

Italian: 37

Yugoslavian: 25

British: 23

Polish: 22

Arab:: 9

Syrian: 9

Finnish: 8

Russian: 7

Welsh: 7

Canadian: 5

French Canadian: 2

Portuguese: 1

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

Colombia (21%)
Mexico (19%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
Dominican Republic (10%)
India (7%)
Canada (6%)
Korea (6%)

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

This state: 9226
Northeast: 599
Midwest: 855
South: 1781
West: 254

53% of Athens residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 345
9th grade: 146
10th grade: 162
11th grade: 130
12th grade, no diploma: 89
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,102
Less than 1 year of college: 279
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 431
Associate degree: 197
Bachelor's degree: 474
Master's degree: 169
Professional school degree: 71
Doctorate degree: 53

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 82
Nursery to 4th grade: 69
5th and 6th grade: 129
7th and 8th grade: 484
9th grade: 191
10th grade: 262
11th grade: 96
12th grade, no diploma: 190
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,527
Less than 1 year of college: 363
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 548
Associate degree: 264
Bachelor's degree: 420
Master's degree: 191
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 24.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 17.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 42.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 53.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 36.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 16.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,154
Black householders: $29,951
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $48,103
Asian householders: $57,930
Some other race householders: $26,926
Two or more races householders: $7,582
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,486

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,653
Black or African American householders: $98,507
Asian householders: $111,987
Some other race householders: $100,433
Hispanic or Latino householders: $135,095

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,924
One, attached: 143
Two: 283
3 or 4: 507
5 to 9: 766
10 to 19: 61
20 to 49: 59
50 or more: 84
Mobile homes: 242

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,975

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

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 (58%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (66%) Utility gas (29%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	1.6%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 42

Here:	6.3%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 309

Here:	59.4%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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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