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Athens County is 1st in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Income below poverty line

Athens County is 5th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - Asian

Athens County is 6th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Athens County is 10th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Foreign born residents

Athens County is 11th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Athens County is 12th in Ohio out of 88 other counties in Race - Two or More

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Athens County Rank Ohio US
Current population (2012) 64,304 39th 11,544,225 313,914,040
Size in square miles 503.6 24th 40,860.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 128.6 41st 282.3 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Athens County Rank Ohio US
Residents younger than 5 4.2% 88th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 15.7% 88th 23.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 10.6% 86th 14.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Athens County Rank Ohio US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.1% 42nd 87.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 28.4% 11th 24.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Athens County Rank Ohio US
Race - White 91.9% 66th 83.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.8% 33rd 12.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 25th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.9% 5th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 72nd 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.1% 12th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.8% 36th 3.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 90.5% 60th 80.7% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Athens County Rank Ohio US
Female residents 50.1% 69th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.9% 10th 3.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Athens County Rank Ohio US
Housing units 26,423 42nd 5,133,446 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 25.6% 6th 22.9% 25.9%
Households 22,496 43rd 4,554,007 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 56.8% 87th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $117,400 45th $135,600 $186,200
People per household 2.5 56th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 11 74th 16,905 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Athens County Rank Ohio US
Income per capita $17,312 86th $25,618 $27,915
Income per household $33,546 88th $48,071 $52,762
Income below poverty line 31.5% 1st 14.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Athens County Rank Ohio US
Non-farm private establishments 1,071 45th 250,476 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 12,759 56th 4,432,849 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,769 50th 897,939 27,092,908
Retail sales $563,216 43rd $138,816,008 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $8,959 58th $12,049 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $80,961 39th $17,779,905 $613,795,732

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