Athens

Population: 23,211
Median household income: $37,059
Median home value: $242,200

Athens is a community in Athens County, Ohio, home to 23,211 residents. At $37,059, its median household income sits below Athens County's $53,837.

Between 2019 and 2023, Athens's population declined 7.1% from 24,984 to 23,211, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $191,700 to $242,200.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 56.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 81.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,211
Median age: 21.8 yrs
Median household income: $37,059
Median home value: $242,200
Median gross rent: $1,029
Housing units: 8,062
Homeownership rate: 33.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,98423,211

Median household income

$32,360$37,059

Median home value

$191,700$242,200

Median gross rent

$875$1,029

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,984	$32,360	$191,700	$875
2020	24,978	$31,656	$196,200	$873
2021	24,507	$33,524	$210,600	$890
2022	22,698	$34,493	$232,200	$981
2023	23,211	$37,059	$242,200	$1,029

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 176.0%

18 to 2456.9%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 645.6%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	444	1.9%
5 to 17	1,392	6.0%
18 to 24	13,206	56.9%
25 to 34	2,566	11.1%
35 to 44	1,656	7.1%
45 to 54	1,199	5.2%
55 to 64	1,309	5.6%
65 to 74	883	3.8%
75 and over	556	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,890	81.4%
Black or African American	989	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	1,030	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	1,440	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	825	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate11.3%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree31.6%

Graduate or professional degree35.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	361	4.4%
High school graduate	923	11.3%
Some college or associate's	1,404	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,580	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,901	35.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone46.7%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit1.9%

Walked26.3%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,299	46.7%
Carpooled	555	4.9%
Public transit	220	1.9%
Walked	2,980	26.3%
Bicycle	216	1.9%
Worked from home	2,043	18.0%
Other means	36	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,255	67.2%
15 to 29 min	2,007	21.6%
30 to 44 min	376	4.0%
45 to 59 min	67	0.7%
60+ min	601	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 41.6% (6,834 of 16,440)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,037	28.8%
Nonfamily households	5,044	71.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,081	87.8%
Vacant	981	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,403	33.9%
Renter-occupied	4,678	66.1%

1-unit, detached41.2%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units15.1%

5 to 19 units16.3%

20 or more units20.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,320	41.2%
1-unit, attached	500	6.2%
2 to 4 units	1,216	15.1%
5 to 19 units	1,314	16.3%
20 or more units	1,663	20.6%
Mobile home & other	49	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3902736
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.95 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 39.3263, -82.1002