With 84,862 people, Athens is a metro area. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The median age is 43.8, about 5 years above the US median. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $211,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,179, below the US median
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)18%(1,021)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(1,380)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.6%(2,357)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(164)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(110)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,667 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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Over time
Athens, decade by decade
Athens population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
58,543
$49,794
$128,884
10.3%
28.6
2000
73,277
$59,264
$112,396
12.1%
34.0
2010
78,532
$57,225
$124,293
14.2%
41.3
2020
82,150
$59,958
$146,293
18.3%
51.3
2024
84,862
$65,179
$211,300
20.7%
53.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
