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Athens, Tennessee QuickFacts

	Athens, Tennessee	United States
Total population	13,220	281,421,906
State	Tennessee
City	athens

Athens, Tennessee Population

	Athens, Tennessee	%, Athens, Tennessee	United States
Male	6,066	45.89%	49.06%
Female	7,154	54.11%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.5		35.3

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	Athens, Tennessee	%, Athens, Tennessee	United States
18 years and over	10,057	76.07%	74.31%
21 years and over	9,467	71.61%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,491	18.84%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,160	16.34%	12.43%

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	Athens, Tennessee	%, Athens, Tennessee	United States
White	11,413	86.33%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,232	9.32%	12.32%
Asian	182	1.38%	3.64%
Some other race	217	1.64%	5.46%
Two or more races	176	1.33%	2.43%

Athens, Tennessee Housing

	Athens, Tennessee	%, Athens, Tennessee	United States
Total households	5,550		105,480,101
Family households (families)	3,592	64.72%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,958	35.28%	31.94%

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	Athens, Tennessee	%, Athens, Tennessee	United States
Total housing units	6,069		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	536	8.83%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	5,550	91.45%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,379	55.68%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,171	35.77%	30.77%

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	Athens, Tennessee	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	540	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,693	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	402	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	153	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	164	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	67	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	2	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	76,500	119,600

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	Athens, Tennessee	%, Athens, Tennessee	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,463	26.36%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,281	23.08%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	917	16.52%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	695	12.52%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	466	8.4%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	682	12.29%	9.65%

Athens, Tennessee Education

	Athens, Tennessee	%, Athens, Tennessee	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,079		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	235	7.63%	6.47%
Kindergarten	205	6.66%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,392	45.21%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	669	21.73%	21.38%
College or graduate school	578	18.77%	22.81%

Athens, Tennessee Economy

	Athens, Tennessee	%, Athens, Tennessee	United States
Population 16 years and over	10,333		217,168,077
In labor force	5,952	57.6%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	5,937	57.46%	63.39%
- - Employed	5,505	53.28%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	432	4.18%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	15	0.15%	0.53%
Not in labor force	4,381	42.4%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	5,769	55.83%	51.66%
In labor force	2,826	27.35%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	2,819	27.28%	29.65%
- - Employed	2,521	24.4%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	927	8.97%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	539		12,787,501

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	Athens, Tennessee	%, Athens, Tennessee	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	5,442		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,063	19.53%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	496	9.11%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	879	16.15%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	671	12.33%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	916	16.83%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	766	14.08%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	346	6.36%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	192	3.53%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	0.57%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	82	1.51%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,277		41,994

	Athens, Tennessee	%, Athens, Tennessee	United States
With earnings	3,914	37.88%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,372		56,604
With Social Security income	1,765	17.08%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,065		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	334	3.23%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,140		6,320
With public assistance income	225	2.18%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,358		3,032
With retirement income	839	8.12%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,525		17,376

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