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Athens Demographics Information

Population:109,663 (+2.4% change)
Males: 48,961 (48.8%), Females: 51,305 (51.2%)

Land area: 117.8 square miles

Median resident age: 25.3 years
Median household income: $44,118
Median house value: $169,000

Races in Athens-Clarke County:

White Non-Hispanic (61.8%)
Black (27.4%)
Hispanic (6.4%)
Other race (3.1%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Chinese (0.9%)
Asian Indian (0.9%)
Korean (0.6%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (10.5%), German (9.4%), Irish (8.9%), United States (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), Scottish (2.7%).

For population 25 years and over in Athens-Clarke County

High school or higher: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 19.0%
Unemployed: 10.3%
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Athens-Clarke County (balance)

Never married: 48.4%
Now married: 37.6%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 7.6%

8.5% Foreign born (4.2% Latin America, 2.4% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (71.4 miles, pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (620.1 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Watkinsville, GA (6.6 miles), Winterville, GA (7.0 miles), Bogart, GA (10.4 miles), Nicholson, GA (11.5 miles), North High Shoals, GA (11.7 miles), Arnoldsville, GA (12.0 miles), Colbert, GA (12.9 miles), Arcade, GA (14.3 miles).

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (30.8%), Retail trade (12.5%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.5%), Manufacturing (11.8%).

Crime in Athens-Clarke County (2002):

7 murders (6.7 per 100,000)
53 rapes (50.5 per 100,000)
158 robberies (150.5 per 100,000)
223 assaults (212.4 per 100,000)
1,042 burglaries (992.3 per 100,000)
4,779 larceny counts (4551.1 per 100,000)
431 auto thefts (410.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 417.7 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Athens-Clarke County (2001):

8 murders (7.8 per 100,000)
26 rapes (25.3 per 100,000)
156 robberies (151.7 per 100,000)
261 assaults (253.8 per 100,000)
1,069 burglaries (1039.4 per 100,000)
4,956 larceny counts (4819.0 per 100,000)
379 auto thefts (368.5 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 419.7 (higher means more crime)