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Athens, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $278,344 (it was $91,300 in 2000)
Athens:

$278,344
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $178,787 - $383,908

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $266,124
Here:

$266,124
State:

$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,329
Here:

$118,329
State:

$222,857

Mobile homes: $59,517
Here:

$59,517
State:

$77,780

Total population: 24,522 (Urban population: 16,165 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,919 (66 farm, 2,853 nonfarm))

Houses: 12,045 (10,854 occupied: 6,849 owner occupied, 3,987 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

30%

Housing density: 306 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $135,094.

Median contract rent in 2022: $717 (lower quartile is $458, upper quartile is $942)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $719


Median gross rent in Athens, AL in 2022: $863

Housing units in Athens with a mortgage: 3,676 (675 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 659 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $91,246

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $59,152

Median monthly housing costs: $800

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Athens, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1988

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship:

Households: 27,862
  • Male householders: 4,852 (1,341 living alone), Female householders: 6,260 (1,942 living alone)
  • 5,615 spouses (5,587 opposite-sex spouses), 517 unmarried partners, (485 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,830 children (7,147 natural, 155 adopted, 526 stepchildren), 535 grandchildren, 191 brothers or sisters, 166 parents, 37 foster children, 642 other relatives, 547 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 667

Size of family households: 3,802 2-persons, 1,527 3-persons, 1,093 4-persons, 562 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,427 1-person, 446 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

3,600 married couples with children.
1,270 single-parent households (315 men, 955 women).

91.6% of residents of Athens speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,379 (4.9%)
(22.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Athens, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Athens, Alabama
  • 0no bedroom
  • 921 bedroom
  • 1,0382 bedrooms
  • 3,5503 bedrooms
  • 1,7104 bedrooms
  • 4605+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Alabama
  • 248no bedroom
  • 6111 bedroom
  • 1,5942 bedrooms
  • 1,2713 bedrooms
  • 1944 bedrooms
  • 695+ 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
  • 169no vehicle
  • 1,5531 vehicle
  • 2,5832 vehicles
  • 1,5573 vehicles
  • 7904 vehicles
  • 1975+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in renter-occupied apartments
  • 370no vehicle
  • 2,1781 vehicle
  • 9292 vehicles
  • 4063 vehicles
  • 1014 vehicles
  • 55+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, Alabama
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1493 rooms
  • 3664 rooms
  • 1,0715 rooms
  • 1,5056 rooms
  • 1,0357 rooms
  • 9358 rooms
  • 1,7879+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Alabama
  • 2481 room
  • 732 rooms
  • 3823 rooms
  • 1,1964 rooms
  • 1,0395 rooms
  • 3786 rooms
  • 3597 rooms
  • 2318 rooms
  • 829+ 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
Owners and renters by unit type in Athens, AL
  • Athens, AL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Athens, AL in 2022
  • 728Less than $10,000
  • 1,030$10,000 to $19,999
  • 846$20,000 to $29,999
  • 742$30,000 to $39,999
  • 781$40,000 to $49,999
  • 757$50,000 to $59,999
  • 938$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,468$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,026$100,000 to $124,999
  • 334$125,000 to $149,999
  • 842$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,225$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Athens, AL

  • Distribution of house value in Athens, AL in 2022
  • 6Less than $10,000
  • 31$10,000 to $14,999
  • 23$15,000 to $19,999
  • 14$20,000 to $24,999
  • 136$25,000 to $29,999
  • 52$30,000 to $34,999
  • 16$35,000 to $39,999
  • 27$40,000 to $49,999
  • 43$50,000 to $59,999
  • 54$60,000 to $69,999
  • 205$70,000 to $79,999
  • 134$80,000 to $89,999
  • 87$90,000 to $99,999
  • 300$100,000 to $124,999
  • 329$125,000 to $149,999
  • 364$150,000 to $174,999
  • 239$175,000 to $199,999
  • 802$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,084$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,699$300,000 to $399,999
  • 560$400,000 to $499,999
  • 543$500,000 to $749,999
  • 108$750,000 to $999,999
  • 36$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 9$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Athens, AL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Athens, AL in 2022
  • 45Less than $100
  • 25$100 to $149
  • 83$150 to $199
  • 54$200 to $249
  • 187$250 to $299
  • 208$300 to $349
  • 89$350 to $399
  • 308$400 to $449
  • 140$450 to $499
  • 417$500 to $549
  • 248$550 to $599
  • 428$600 to $649
  • 460$650 to $699
  • 246$700 to $749
  • 231$750 to $799
  • 110$800 to $899
  • 77$900 to $999
  • 129$1,000 to $1,249
  • 80$1,250 to $1,499
  • 61$1,500 to $1,999
  • 250No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.7%
Number of people working at home: 669 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 359
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,619
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,368
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,402
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,292
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 996
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,750
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 922
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 533
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 973
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 378
  • 90 or more minutes: 84
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Athens

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 12,977 (85.4%)
  • Carpooled: 1,106 (7.3%)
  • Taxi: 192 (1.3%)
  • Walked: 68 (0.4%)
  • Worked at home: 669 (4.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 8.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 69.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 25.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Athens, Alabama
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Athens, Alabama
  • 3452010 or later
  • 4412000 to 2009
  • 1781990 to 1999
  • 1821980 to 1989
  • 441970 to 1979
  • 4Before 1970
Ancestries in Athens, AL

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 2,544 (18.1%)
  • English: 2,268 (16.1%)
  • Irish: 1,009 (7.2%)
  • German: 791 (5.6%)
  • Italian: 352 (2.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 242 (1.7%)
  • European: 174 (1.2%)
  • Scottish: 172 (1.2%)
  • Norwegian: 73 (0.5%)
  • Welsh: 58 (0.4%)
  • Polish: 54 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 47 (0.3%)
  • Bulgarian: 36 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 30 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 29 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 25 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 21 (0.1%)
  • French: 20 (0.1%)
  • African: 18 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 16 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 15 (0.1%)
  • British: 8 (0.06%)
  • French Canadian: 8 (0.06%)
  • Russian: 8 (0.06%)
  • Latvian: 6 (0.04%)
  • Swedish: 5 (0.04%)

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

Mexico
Athens:

31.3% (377)
Alabama:

26.4% (46,832)

Guatemala
Athens:

27.3% (329)
Alabama:

8.6% (15,159)

Dominican Republic
Athens:

8.6% (104)
Alabama:

0.7% (1,182)

Vietnam
Athens:

5.4% (65)
Alabama:

3.6% (6,414)

Canada
Athens:

5.0% (60)
Alabama:

2.3% (4,000)

Panama
Athens:

3.9% (47)
Alabama:

0.5% (845)

Brazil
Athens:

3.5% (42)
Alabama:

1.1% (1,867)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Athens:

3.3% (40)
Alabama:

4.6% (8,075)

Germany
Athens:

3.1% (37)
Alabama:

3.9% (6,831)

Cambodia
Athens:

1.7% (21)
Alabama:

0.3% (515)

Bulgaria
Athens:

1.7% (21)
Alabama:

0.1% (113)

Cuba
Athens:

1.6% (19)
Alabama:

1.2% (2,134)

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

  • This state: 18,074
  • Other state: 8,253
  • Northeast: 645
  • Midwest: 1,716
  • South: 4,877
  • West: 946

92.8% of Athens residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59.9% lived in Alabama.


Athens:

92.8%
State average:

87.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 338
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 145
  • 5th and 6th grade: 71
  • 7th and 8th grade: 37
  • 9th grade: 108
  • 10th grade: 51
  • 11th grade: 246
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 283
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,747
  • Less than 1 year of college: 724
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,180
  • Associate degree: 816
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,490
  • Master's degree: 821
  • Professional school degree: 488
  • Doctorate degree: 185
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 502
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 20
  • 5th and 6th grade: 23
  • 7th and 8th grade: 86
  • 9th grade: 54
  • 10th grade: 90
  • 11th grade: 309
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 70
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,885
  • Less than 1 year of college: 775
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 862
  • Associate degree: 1,294
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,639
  • Master's degree: 1,096
  • Professional school degree: 262
  • Doctorate degree: 42
Educational Attainment for Females
Athens marital status for males
Athens marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,595
  • One, attached: 413
  • Two: 182
  • 3 or 4: 674
  • 5 to 9: 1,028
  • 10 to 19: 347
  • 20 to 49: 219
  • 50 or more: 375
  • Mobile homes: 207

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,926

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 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, AL
  • 70.9%Electricity
  • 28.2%Utility gas
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Wood
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Athens, AL
  • 86.6%Electricity
  • 11.7%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 286
Here:

10.8%
Alabama:

14.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 336
Here:

32.7%
Alabama:

16.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43
Here:

4.2%
Alabama:

14.6%
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