MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Athens Micro

Athens, TN · 2 counties · 50,416 residents · 625 sq mi

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Athens is a metro area of 50,416 people. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $44,413. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $269 a month at the median. Households take in $21,627 at the median, 28% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

50,416

−16%vs 2000

vs 60,101 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

81 / sq mi

−16%vs 2000

vs 96 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

625 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202468K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(3,005)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(3,564)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(3,509)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(3,885)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(3,438)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(7,699)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(7,319)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(6,161)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(4,843)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(4,070)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(2,239)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(684)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,627

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,446 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,305

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,324 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.0%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,413

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,352 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

23.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(55,818)

Black3.8%(2,309)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(947)

Asian0.6%(360)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(48,007)

Black4.2%(2,141)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(95)

Asian0.1%(55)

Other0.4%(213)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(1,640)

Puerto Rican0.4%(238)

Central American0.3%(221)

Honduran0.3%(174)

Dominican0.3%(167)

South American0.2%(112)

Colombian0.2%(100)

Spaniard0.2%(86)

Cuban0.1%(47)

Guatemalan0.1%(38)

Salvadoran0%(9)

Venezuelan0%(7)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Argentine0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(150)

Pakistani0.2%(107)

Filipino0.1%(97)

Japanese0.1%(64)

Laotian0.1%(62)

Mongolian0%(9)

Chinese0%(7)

Thai0%(6)

Ancestry

Irish14.7%(10,053)

English12.6%(8,575)

German12.6%(8,571)

American11%(7,496)

Italian3%(2,058)

Scottish1.8%(1,234)

French1.8%(1,218)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(922)

Dutch0.9%(642)

Polish0.8%(521)

French Canadian0.5%(341)

Welsh0.4%(304)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.4%(279)

Norwegian0.3%(228)

Swedish0.3%(209)

Russian0.2%(136)

Slovak0.2%(131)

Danish0.2%(119)

Hungarian0.2%(118)

West Indian0.2%(114)

British0.2%(91)

Finnish0.2%(85)

Portuguese0.1%(77)

Arab0.1%(68)

Canadian0.1%(62)

Jamaican0.1%(57)

Swiss0.1%(43)

Haitian0.2%(33)

Palestinian0.1%(32)

Iraqi0.1%(28)

Kenyan0.2%(28)

Austrian0%(26)

Greek0%(21)

Iranian0%(21)

Czech0.1%(17)

Nigerian0.1%(16)

Romanian0.1%(12)

Lebanese0%(8)

Brazilian0%(5)

Australian0%(4)

Turkish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.4%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 17.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.5%(7,029)

Married56.2%(15,504)

Widowed3.6%(993)

Divorced14.7%(4,055)

Women 15+

Never married21.2%(6,138)

Married53.2%(15,372)

Widowed11%(3,188)

Divorced14.5%(4,197)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.4%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.7%(1,011)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(1,240)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.9%(1,423)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(150)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,456 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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