Athens

Population: 27,474
Median household income: $65,000
Median home value: $253,700

Athens is a community in Limestone County, Alabama, home to 27,474 residents. At $65,000, its median household income sits below Limestone County's $83,534.

From 2019 to 2023, Athens's population grew 6.0% from 25,922 to 27,474, while its median home value rose 57.2% from $161,400 to $253,700.

30.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,474
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $65,000
Median home value: $253,700
Median gross rent: $834
Housing units: 12,192
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,92227,474

Median household income

$53,165$65,000

Median home value

$161,400$253,700

Median gross rent

$664$834

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,922	$53,165	$161,400	$664
2020	26,686	$53,144	$171,900	$657
2021	25,213	$52,211	$184,900	$720
2022	26,179	$57,444	$224,200	$766
2023	27,474	$65,000	$253,700	$834

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,551	5.6%
5 to 17	3,963	14.4%
18 to 24	2,232	8.1%
25 to 34	3,881	14.1%
35 to 44	3,452	12.6%
45 to 54	3,192	11.6%
55 to 64	4,118	15.0%
65 to 74	2,845	10.4%
75 and over	2,240	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,797	68.4%
Black or African American	4,703	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	0.3%
Asian	299	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,189	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,399	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate23.4%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,218	11.2%
High school graduate	4,625	23.4%
Some college or associate's	6,802	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,050	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,033	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,406	82.5%
Carpooled	1,079	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	112	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	818	6.5%
Other means	198	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,655	31.0%
15 to 29 min	3,536	30.0%
30 to 44 min	3,131	26.5%
45 to 59 min	1,008	8.5%
60+ min	465	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 13.5% (3,631 of 26,868)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,392	66.2%
Nonfamily households	3,774	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,166	91.6%
Vacant	1,026	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,065	63.3%
Renter-occupied	4,101	36.7%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,880	72.8%
1-unit, attached	342	2.8%
2 to 4 units	736	6.0%
5 to 19 units	1,433	11.8%
20 or more units	587	4.8%
Mobile home & other	214	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0102956
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 34.7790, -86.9508