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Alabama·Limestone County
11 tracts·27K people·$270K median·661/mi²
White 69 · Black 17 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 49 · Living alone 30 · Other 21
Health 33 · Manufacturing 23 · Retail 18 · Leisure 11 · Professional 9 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 16 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 9 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Athens is $270,000 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Athens has 29,002 residents across 7 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.9; the population is 69.1% White, 16.8% Black, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 31.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.2% (Census ACS).
Brookhill Elementary School (75%), Julian Newman Elementary School (66%) and Athens Intermediate School (55%) lead the elementary schools; Athens Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (38%); Athens High School is the high school with reported scores (38%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $899/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Athens is $69,922 a year, 19% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Athens, median rent is $899/month and the median home value is $270,000 (Census ACS).
Athens reported 2.2 violent crimes and 25.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Athens are cold wave (96), earthquake (85) and tornado (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Athens scores 9.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).