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Athens is 15th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Athens is 17th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Size in square miles

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Athens Rank Alabama US
Current population (2012) 23,469 22nd 4,822,023 313,914,040
Size in square miles 39.5 17th 50,645.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 553.8 73rd 94.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Athens Rank Alabama US
Residents younger than 5 6.7% 44th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.8% 82nd 23.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.2% 36th 14.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Athens Rank Alabama US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 83.6% 58th 81.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 26.8% 34th 22.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Athens Rank Alabama US
Race - White 73.0% 59th 70.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 17.5% 62nd 26.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 30th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 48th 1.2% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 29th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.9% 27th 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 8.8% 15th 4.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 70.8% 56th 66.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Athens Rank Alabama US
Female residents 52.3% 66th 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.7% 30th 3.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Athens Rank Alabama US
Housing units 9,862 27th 2,182,088 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 22.8% 37th 15.5% 25.9%
Households 8,872 23rd 1,831,269 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 64.7% 66th 70.7% 66.1%
Home median value $140,700 41st $120,800 $186,200
People per household 2.4 90th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Athens Rank Alabama US
Income per capita $26,521 30th $23,483 $27,915
Income per household $45,827 45th $42,934 $52,762
Income below poverty line 14.0% 71st 17.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Athens Rank Alabama US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,248 27th 382,350 27,092,908
Retail sales $515,213 26th $57,344,851 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $22,763 35th $12,364 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $57,482 23rd $6,426,342 $613,795,732

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