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Athens, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $192,013 (it was $70,700 in 2000)
Athens:

$192,013
West Virginia:

$155,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,156 - $237,226

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $204,795
Here:

$204,795
State:

$206,655

Total population: 960 (All urban)

Houses: 396 (276 occupied: 199 owner occupied, 84 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

30%
State:

26%

Housing density: 916 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $240,016.

Median contract rent in 2022: $661 (lower quartile is $588, upper quartile is $729)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $676


Median gross rent in Athens, WV in 2022: $980

Housing units in Athens with a mortgage: 83 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $60,110

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $64,383

Median monthly housing costs: $840

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Athens, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1954

Median year apartment built: 1955

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,134
  • Male householders: 132 (23 living alone), Female householders: 140 (21 living alone)
  • 146 spouses (146 opposite-sex spouses), 10 unmarried partners, (10 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 160 children (133 natural, 19 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 163 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 21 foster children, 30 other relatives, 112 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 199

Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 5 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

60 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (12 men, 16 women).

93.8% of residents of Athens speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% speak English very well, 79% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 63 (5.6%)
(14.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.6
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Athens, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Athens, West Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 162 bedrooms
  • 853 bedrooms
  • 564 bedrooms
  • 425+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, West Virginia
  • 8no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 132 bedrooms
  • 343 bedrooms
  • 134 bedrooms
  • 155+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4no vehicle
  • 601 vehicle
  • 572 vehicles
  • 423 vehicles
  • 324 vehicles
  • 55+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in renter-occupied apartments
  • 8no vehicle
  • 81 vehicle
  • 532 vehicles
  • 53 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, West Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, West Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 04 rooms
  • 165 rooms
  • 286 rooms
  • 627 rooms
  • 378 rooms
  • 579+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, West Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, West Virginia
  • 81 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 64 rooms
  • 275 rooms
  • 176 rooms
  • 37 rooms
  • 48 rooms
  • 199+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Athens, WV household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Athens, WV in 2022
  • 12Less than $10,000
  • 15$10,000 to $19,999
  • 14$20,000 to $29,999
  • 31$30,000 to $39,999
  • 26$40,000 to $49,999
  • 35$50,000 to $59,999
  • 32$60,000 to $74,999
  • 20$75,000 to $99,999
  • 33$100,000 to $124,999
  • 37$125,000 to $149,999
  • 18$150,000 to $199,999
  • 10$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Athens, WV

  • Distribution of house value in Athens, WV in 2022
  • 3$40,000 to $49,999
  • 8$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2$60,000 to $69,999
  • 16$90,000 to $99,999
  • 29$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6$125,000 to $149,999
  • 12$150,000 to $174,999
  • 30$175,000 to $199,999
  • 50$200,000 to $249,999
  • 5$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8$500,000 to $749,999
  • 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Athens, WV

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Athens, WV in 2022
  • 6$300 to $349
  • 2$500 to $549
  • 8$600 to $649
  • 11$650 to $699
  • 4$700 to $749
  • 11$800 to $899
  • 35No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.2%
Number of people working at home: 84 (21.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 45
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 65
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 38
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 50
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 28
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 12
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 40
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 19
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 0
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2
  • 90 or more minutes: 13
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Athens

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 386 (65.4%)
  • Carpooled: 15 (2.5%)
  • Bus: 5 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 117 (19.8%)
  • Worked at home: 71 (12.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.5%Males
  • 8.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Athens, West Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Athens, West Virginia
  • 172010 or later
  • 312000 to 2009
  • 81990 to 1999
  • 11980 to 1989
  • 11970 to 1979
  • 1Before 1970
Ancestries in Athens, WV

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 309 (60.8%)
  • American: 53 (10.4%)
  • German: 51 (10.0%)
  • African: 22 (4.3%)
  • Irish: 14 (2.8%)
  • Italian: 14 (2.8%)
  • Moroccan: 8 (1.6%)
  • European: 8 (1.6%)
  • Hungarian: 2 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 2 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 1 (0.2%)

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

Colombia
Athens:

36.2% (21)
West Virginia:

0.8% (235)

England
Athens:

20.7% (12)
West Virginia:

2.3% (665)

Egypt
Athens:

15.5% (9)
West Virginia:

1.8% (510)

Morocco
Athens:

13.8% (8)
West Virginia:

0.3% (80)

Canada
Athens:

10.3% (6)
West Virginia:

4.3% (1,233)

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

  • This state: 709
  • Other state: 358
  • Northeast: 22
  • Midwest: 57
  • South: 274
  • West: 8

85.4% of Athens residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41.6% lived in West Virginia.


Athens:

85.4%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 3
  • 11th grade: 2
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 56
  • Less than 1 year of college: 9
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 36
  • Associate degree: 3
  • Bachelor's degree: 50
  • Master's degree: 31
  • Professional school degree: 10
  • Doctorate degree: 16
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 93
  • Less than 1 year of college: 0
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 50
  • Associate degree: 14
  • Bachelor's degree: 116
  • Master's degree: 54
  • Professional school degree: 6
  • Doctorate degree: 17
Educational Attainment for Females
Athens marital status for males
Athens marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 323
  • Two: 9
  • 5 to 9: 28
  • 10 to 19: 31
  • Mobile homes: 4
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 8.9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 9.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Athens
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Athens, WV
  • 55.2%Utility gas
  • 39.2%Electricity
  • 5.7%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Athens, WV
  • 89.0%Electricity
  • 7.3%Utility gas
  • 3.7%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

0.7%
West Virginia:

12.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:

8.5%
West Virginia:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 71
Here:

24.0%
West Virginia:

17.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability