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Athens Population and Demographics

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Athens Population: 18967 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 8972 47.3%
Female 9995 52.7%

Under 5 years 1215 6.41%
5 to 9 years 1271 6.7%
10 to 14 years 1270 6.7%
15 to 19 years 1298 6.84%
20 to 24 years 1252 6.6%
25 to 34 years 2474 13.04%
35 to 44 years 2920 15.4%
45 to 54 years 2427 12.8%
55 to 59 years 934 4.92%
60 to 64 years 901 4.75%
65 to 74 years 1524 8.04%
75 to 84 years 1035 5.46%
85 years and over 446 2.35%

Median age (years) 37.5

18 years and over 14425 76.05%
Male 6648 35.05%
Female 7777 41%
21 years and over 13662 72.03%
62 years and over 3548 18.71%
65 years and over 3005 15.84%
Male 1054 5.56%
Female 1951 10.29%

Race
One race 18783 99.03%
White 14741 77.72%
Black or African American 3464 18.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native 76 0.4%
Asian 134 0.71%
Asian indian 45 0.24%
Chinese 4 0.02%
Filipino 16 0.08%
Japanese 24 0.13%
Korean 11 0.06%
Vietnamese 23 0.12%
Other Asian 11 0.06%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 1 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.01%
Samoan 0 0%
Other Pacific Islander 1 0.01%
Some other race 365 1.92%
Two or more races 184 0.97%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 18967 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 922 4.86%
Mexican 736 3.88%
Puerto Rican 18 0.09%
Cuban 7 0.04%
Other Hispanic or Latino 161 0.85%
Not Hispanic or Latino 18045 95.14%
White alone 14245 75.1%

Relationship
Total Population 18967 100.00%
In households 18375 96.88%
Householder 7742 40.82%
Spouse 3869 20.4%
Child 5376 28.34%
Own child under 18 years 4140 21.83%
Other relatives 865 4.56%
Under 18 years 333 1.76%
Nonrelatives 523 2.76%
Unmarried partner 218 1.15%
In group quarters 592 3.12%
Institutionalized population 522 2.75%
Non-Institutionalized population 70 0.37%

Households by Type
Total Households 7742 100.0 %
Family households (families) 5137 66.35%
With own children under 18 years 2362 30.51%
Married-couple family 3869 49.97%
With own children under 18 years 1660 21.44%
Female householder, no husband present 1009 13.03%
With own children under 18 years 594 7.67%
Non Family households 2605 33.65%
Householder living alone 2398 30.97%
Householder 65 years and over 1021 13.19%

Households with individuals under 18 years 2563 33.11%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2075 26.8%

Average Household size 2.37
Average family size 2.97

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 8449 100.00%
Occupied housing units 7742 91.63%
Vacant housing units 707 8.37%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 38 0.45%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.2

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 7742 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 4884 63.08%
Renter-occupied housing units. 2858 36.92%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.47
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.22

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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