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Ohio·Athens County
8 tracts·17K people·$247K median·1,678/mi²
White 82 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 4 · Black 4 · Asian 3 · Other 0
Living alone 43 · Other 33 · Married couple 24
Health 67 · Leisure 13 · Professional 7 · Retail 5 · Public admin 4 · Manufacturing 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Service 27 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 46 · Walk 31 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 16 · Bike 1 · Transit 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 $247,000 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Athens has 23,396 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 21.6; the population is 81.6% White, 7.2% Multiracial, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Black, 3.2% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 64.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 40.0% (Census ACS).
Morrison Gordon Elementary School (69%) and East Elementary School (68%) lead the elementary schools; Athens Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (69%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,011/month, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Athens is $38,204 a year, 56% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Athens, median rent is $1,011/month and the median home value is $247,000 (Census ACS).
Athens reported 1.6 violent crimes and 17.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Athens are landslide (79), inland flooding (76) and ice storm (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Athens, 30.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).