Living in Athens City School District Area

Living Summary

9,397

households

25,323

Total Population

$161,400

Average House Value

$664

Average Housing Rent

$53,165

Average Household Income

90.59%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

4,499

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

20 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

50%

Percent Proficient - Math

51%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 9,397 households are located in Athens City School District area. Among them, 2,671 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.44 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,063 and 5,842 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (576) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (1,639) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Athens City School District, Alabama
Household	9,397
Population	25,323
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,671 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,063
Total Students	5,842
Pre-Kindergarten	318
Kindergarten	281
Grade 1-8	2,422
Grade 9-12	1,296
College/Graduate School	1,525
Veterans	20,523
Non-citizen	576
Non-English Home Language	1,639
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

21,165 residents are over the age of 16 and 12,173 people are in labor force. Among them, 12,138 people are in civilian labor force and 35 are in armed labor force. 11,166 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Athens City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,037	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,735	88.20%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	964	8.73%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	70	0.63%
Other method	69	0.63%
Worked from home	199	1.80%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,166	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,176	37.40%
Service	1,977	17.71%
Sales and office	2,325	20.82%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	955	8.55%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,733	15.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,166	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	66	0.59%
Construction	685	6.13%
Manufacturing	1,851	16.58%
Wholesale trade	190	1.70%
Retail trade	1,673	14.98%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	393	3.52%
Information	139	1.24%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	490	4.39%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,102	9.87%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,088	18.70%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,164	10.42%
Other services, except public administration	628	5.62%
Public administration	697	6.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,166	-
Private wage and salary workers	8,890	79.62%
Government workers	1,527	13.68%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	707	6.33%
Unpaid family workers	42	0.38%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $75,441 for the 9,397 households in Athens City School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $28,328. 22,929 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.59%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,397	-
Less than $10,000	829	8.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	573	6.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,194	12.71%
$25,000 - $34,999	906	9.64%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,018	10.83%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,485	15.80%
$75,000 - $99,999	954	10.15%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,242	13.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	623	6.63%
More than $200,000	573	6.10%
Median Household Income	$53,165	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$75,441	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,080	-
Less than $10,000	239	3.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	119	1.96%
$15,000 - $24,999	501	8.24%
$25,000 - $34,999	526	8.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	605	9.95%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,066	17.53%
$75,000 - $99,999	835	13.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,062	17.47%
$150,000 - $199,999	584	9.61%
More than $200,000	543	8.93%

Median Family Income	$74,718	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$95,491	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,328	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,803	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,803	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,312	-
With health insurance coverage	22,929	90.59%
Public coverage	9,116	36.01%
Private health insurance	18,305	72.32%
Without health insurance coverage	2,383	9.41%

Housing

There are 10,370 housing units in Athens City School District area, Alabama with 9,397 units (90.62%) occupied. 6,272 houses (66.74%) are occupied by owner and 3,125 houses (33.26%) are rented. The average housing value is $161,400 and the average rental cost is $664. 201 houses (1.94%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 691 houses (6.66%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,370	-
Occupied	9,397	90.62%
Owner Occupied	6,272	66.74%
Renter Occupied	3,125	33.26%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,560	72.90%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	358	3.45%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,120	20.44%
Mobile Homes	332	3.20%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,370	-
Built 2014 or later	201	1.94%
Built 2010 - 2013	509	4.91%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,769	17.06%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,348	13.00%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,437	13.86%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,763	17.00%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,705	16.44%
Built 1950 - 1959	947	9.13%
Built 1949 or earlier	691	6.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,370	-
1 room	339	3.27%
2 rooms	95	0.92%
3 rooms	549	5.29%
4 rooms	1,567	15.11%
5 rooms	1,959	18.89%
6 rooms	1,787	17.23%
7 rooms	1,391	13.41%
8 rooms	1,128	10.88%
9 rooms or more	1,555	15.00%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,370	-
no bedroom	339	3.27%
1 bedroom	711	6.86%
2 bedrooms	2,378	22.93%
3 bedrooms	4,745	45.76%
4 bedrooms	1,741	16.79%
5 bedrooms or more	456	4.40%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,272	-
Less than $50,000	344	5.48%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,123	17.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,379	21.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,018	16.23%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,385	22.08%
$300,000 - $499,999	768	12.24%
$500,000 - $999,999	227	3.62%
$1,000,000 or more	28	0.45%
Median House Value	$161,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,917	-
Less than $500	650	22.28%
$500 - $999	1,858	63.70%
$1,000 - $1,499	332	11.38%
$1,500 - $1,999	52	1.78%
$2,000 - $2,499	14	0.48%
$2,500 - $2,999	11	0.38%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$664	-

Demographic

A total of 25,922 people lives in Athens City School District area, Alabama with 12,507 male and 13,415 female. The males to female ratio is 48.25 to 51.75. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	25,922	-
Male	12,507	48.25%
Female	13,415	51.75%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,922	-
Under 5 years	1,352	5.22%
5 - 9 years	1,653	6.38%
10 - 14 years	1,399	5.40%
15 - 19 years	1,432	5.52%
20 - 24 years	1,645	6.35%
25 - 34 years	3,546	13.68%
35 - 44 years	3,218	12.41%
45 - 54 years	3,522	13.59%
55 - 59 years	1,912	7.38%
60 - 64 years	1,558	6.01%
65 - 74 years	2,561	9.88%
75 - 84 years	1,583	6.11%
85 years and older	541	2.09%
Median Age	40.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,922	-
One Race	25,272	97.49%
White	19,471	75.11%
Black or African American	4,436	17.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native	200	0.77%
Asian	408	1.57%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	78	0.30%
Other	679	2.62%

Two or more races	650	2.51%
White and Black or African American	319	1.23%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	162	0.62%
White and Asian	17	0.07%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	19	0.07%