Athens County, Ohio

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Athens County, Ohio is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Athens County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	61,737	11,810,293	334,922,499	875th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,001	$71,389	$80,734	2405th of 3,221
Median Age	33.2	39.7	38.9	3072nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.9%	31.5%	35.7%	468th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$185,000	$214,800	$332,700	1576th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$939	$1,034	$1,413	1228th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.5%	13.3%	12.5%	427th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.5%	4.8%	5.2%	560th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	122.6	289.1	n/a	849th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	5.2%	14.1%	1314th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1543rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	60.4%	67.2%	65.2%	2996th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.1	23.4	26.4	1643rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.1%	13.0%	15.1%	633rd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.8%	n/a	n/a	1701st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.9%	44.4%	46.9%	2800th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.0%	n/a	n/a	1665th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Athens County, Ohio

Statistic	Athens County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	21.1	40.6	61.4

Age in Athens County, Ohio

Statistic	Athens County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	33.2	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	14.8%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	26.2%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.5%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.1%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Athens County, Ohio

Statistic	Athens County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	23,014	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	51.5%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.0%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.6%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.9%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	48.4%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Athens County, Ohio

Statistic	Athens County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,645	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.7%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.2%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.5%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.9%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.4%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Athens County, Ohio

Statistic	Athens County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	26,471	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.4%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.0%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.1%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.6%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.4%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,167	$2,822	n/a

Education in Athens County, Ohio

Statistic	Athens County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.2%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.6%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.3%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.6%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Athens County, Ohio

Statistic	Athens County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.4%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.2%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.9%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.9%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.5%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Athens County, Ohio

Statistic	Athens County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.9%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.2%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	6.8%	16.7%

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