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Athens, Alabama QuickFacts

	Athens, Alabama	United States
Total population	18,967	281,421,906
State	Alabama
City	athens

Athens, Alabama Population

	Athens, Alabama	%, Athens, Alabama	United States
Male	8,972	47.3%	49.06%
Female	9,995	52.7%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.5		35.3

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	Athens, Alabama	%, Athens, Alabama	United States
18 years and over	14,425	76.05%	74.31%
21 years and over	13,662	72.03%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,548	18.71%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,005	15.84%	12.43%

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	Athens, Alabama	%, Athens, Alabama	United States
White	14,741	77.72%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,464	18.26%	12.32%
Asian	134	0.71%	3.64%
Some other race	444	2.34%	5.46%
Two or more races	184	0.97%	2.43%

Athens, Alabama Housing

	Athens, Alabama	%, Athens, Alabama	United States
Total households	7,742		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,137	66.35%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,605	33.65%	31.94%

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	Athens, Alabama	%, Athens, Alabama	United States
Total housing units	8,492		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	707	8.33%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,742	91.17%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	4,884	57.51%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,858	33.66%	30.77%

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	Athens, Alabama	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	647	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,911	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	946	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	550	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	324	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	92	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	33	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	27	0.57%
Median (dollars)	91,200	119,600

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	Athens, Alabama	%, Athens, Alabama	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,645	21.25%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,049	26.47%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,319	17.04%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,186	15.32%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	734	9.48%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	860	11.11%	9.65%

Athens, Alabama Education

	Athens, Alabama	%, Athens, Alabama	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,635		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	299	6.45%	6.47%
Kindergarten	228	4.92%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,123	45.8%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,010	21.79%	21.38%
College or graduate school	975	21.04%	22.81%

Athens, Alabama Economy

	Athens, Alabama	%, Athens, Alabama	United States
Population 16 years and over	15,027		217,168,077
In labor force	8,880	59.09%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	8,855	58.93%	63.39%
- - Employed	8,429	56.09%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	426	2.83%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	25	0.17%	0.53%
Not in labor force	6,147	40.91%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	8,171	54.38%	51.66%
In labor force	4,194	27.91%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,187	27.86%	29.65%
- - Employed	3,936	26.19%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,390	9.25%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	845		12,787,501

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	Athens, Alabama	%, Athens, Alabama	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	7,733		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,237	16.0%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	709	9.17%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,118	14.46%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	880	11.38%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,068	13.81%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,252	16.19%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	738	9.54%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	506	6.54%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	136	1.76%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	89	1.15%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	33,980		41,994

	Athens, Alabama	%, Athens, Alabama	United States
With earnings	5,733	38.15%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	50,596		56,604
With Social Security income	2,258	15.03%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,045		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	483	3.21%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,132		6,320
With public assistance income	227	1.51%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,330		3,032
With retirement income	1,456	9.69%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,581		17,376

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