Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia

Population, income, age, housing, education and health for Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia, beside the state and national figures.

Statistic	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Total Population	127,345	10,940,407	334,922,499
Median Household Income	$52,974	$77,353	$80,734
Median Age	29.4	37.6	38.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	47.3%	34.9%	35.7%
Median Home Value	$299,200	$303,300	$332,700
Median Gross Rent	$1,219	$1,393	$1,413
Poverty Rate	26.5%	13.4%	12.5%
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.1%	5.2%
Foreign Born	10.1%	11.2%	14.1%
Homeownership Rate	40.7%	65.7%	65.2%
Average Commute Time	20.6	28.3	26.4
Worked from Home	13.5%	15.9%	15.1%
Married-Couple Households	28.3%	46.5%	46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	25.7%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.7	64.9	61.4

Age in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Median Age	29.4	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	16.6%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	26.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.6%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	17.8%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.4%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Households	53,643	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.6	2.5
Family Households	45.3%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.6%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.0%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.7%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	54.9%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,491	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.3%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.4%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	26.5%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.2%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.5%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	57,090	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	48.6%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	29.2%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.0%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	59.3%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.9%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,596	$2,341	n/a

Education in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	10.5%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.4%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.9%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.0%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	24.3%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.5%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.2%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.9%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.7%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.2%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.9%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.3%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.8%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.1%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.3%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.5%	12.3%	16.7%

Cities near Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.