Athens CCD, Clarke County, Georgia Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Athens CCD, Georgia, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Athens CCD, Georgia. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Athens CCD, Georgia. The estimated population of Athens CCD, Georgia is 95,431 people, with a median age of 26.3.

We can look at the total population in Athens CCD over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
95,431
+1.06%
+3.86%
2020
94,432
-0.32% -
2019
94,731
+1.93%
-
2018
92,941
+1.15%
-
2017
91,885
- -

Population of Athens CCD, Georgia by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
57.8%
59.3%
-2.53%
Black/African American
26.5%
25.7%
+3.11%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
0.00%
Hispanic
8.3%
7.5%
+10.67%
Asian
4.6%
5.2%
-11.54%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.5%
2.1%
+19.05%
Other
0.2%
0.1%
+100.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Athens CCD, Georgia by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 26.3 +1.54% 26.1 +1.95% 26.5 +1.15%
2020 25.9 0% 25.6 +0.79% 26.2 -0.76%
2019 25.9 +1.57% 25.4 +1.2% 26.4 +1.54%
2018 25.5 +0.79% 25.1 +0.8% 26 +0.78%
2017 25.3 - 24.9 - 25.8 -

The median age of Athens CCD, Georgia gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 4,387 -0.08% 4,276 -2.48% 4,369 4,142
10 to 19 6,863 +7.25% 9,572 +10.6% 7,365 10,623
20 to 29 14,886 -6.79% 14,201 -8.4% 13,893 13,033
30 to 39 5,583 +6.7% 5,428 +18.03% 5,962 6,467
40 to 49 3,765 +12.76% 4,111 +14.07% 4,240 4,708
50 to 59 3,059 +19.34% 4,075 -1.45% 3,617 4,011
60 to 69 2,838 +6.95% 3,467 +8.7% 2,966 3,777
70+ 1,929 +28.12% 3,445 +8.18% 2,525 3,733

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Athens CCD, Georgia is $42,415.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Athens CCD.

  • Under 25
    $16,100.00
  • 25 to 44
    $49,112.00
  • 45 to 64
    $60,569.00
  • 65 and over
    $49,747.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Athens CCD, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Athens CCD, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Athens CCD, Georgia is currently $66,516.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

4.54% of households in Athens CCD are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Athens CCD against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    32.41%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    23.80%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    14.26%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    8.40%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    11.82%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.78%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.54%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Athens CCD is $26,863.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Athens CCD by the total population of Athens CCD.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Athens CCD, Georgia, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Athens CCD to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    25.69%
  • Bachelor's degree
    41.02%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    8.15%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    22.42%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.72%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Athens CCD that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Athens CCD over the age of 16 is 81,257.

Of those people, a total of 60.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Athens CCD is 56.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 12,325 28.80% 20.80%
20 to 24 years 18,738 59.50% 5.40%
25 to 29 years 8,188 81.40% 4.00%
30 to 34 years 7,096 86.00% 7.50%
35 to 44 years 9,899 84.40% 2.10%
45 to 54 years 7,991 83.70% 3.60%
55 to 59 years 4,019 68.10% 8.40%
60 to 64 years 3,870 47.50% 0.70%
65 to 74 years 5,543 26.60% 3.70%
75 years and over 3,588 8.20% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Athens CCD. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 52,774 59.30% 4.30%
Black or African American 19,424 63.70% 9.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 143 56.60% 0.00%
Asian 3,894 48.80% 5.10%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 29 100.00% 0.00%
Other 1,841 61.50% 3.80%
Two or more races 3,152 65.30% 7.70%
Hispanic or Latino 5,546 63.10% 5.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 50,490 59.30% 4.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Athens CCD as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Athens CCD is 45,964, with median earnings of $27,676.00.

Women in Athens CCD, Georgia earning approximately 86.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 45,964 $27,676.00
Male 22,699 $29,905.00
Female 23,265 $25,985.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 4,080 $55,969.00
Business and Financial 1,864 $47,128.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,063 $43,887.00
Architecture and Engineering 449 $61,891.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 1,941 $31,586.00
Community and Social Service 936 $39,171.00
Legal 450 $41,750.00
Educational and Library 6,798 $31,626.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 1,515 $33,369.00
Healthcare Practitioners 2,579 $57,820.00
Healthcare Support 1,226 $22,441.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 346 $6,304.00
Law Enforcement 162 $73,816.00
Food Preparation and Serving 4,354 $13,540.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,346 $20,536.00
Personal Care and Service 1,549 $10,759.00
Sales 3,895 $18,429.00
Office and Administrative Support 4,325 $22,325.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 162 $19,167.00
Construction and Extraction 608 $30,094.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,009 $29,280.00
Production 2,481 $30,010.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,078 $26,250.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 2,435 $61,839.00 1,645 $45,252.00
Business and Financial 991 $51,417.00 873 $46,352.00
Computer and Mathematical 763 $48,805.00 300 $31,397.00
Architecture and Engineering 378 $61,795.00 71 $75,341.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 938 $30,874.00 1,003 $41,506.00
Community and Social Service 181 $38,958.00 755 $39,196.00
Legal 288 $37,750.00 162 $51,413.00
Educational and Library 2,787 $31,109.00 4,011 $31,792.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 812 $33,659.00 703 $29,901.00
Healthcare Practitioners 887 $47,191.00 1,692 $59,190.00
Healthcare Support 161 $29,351.00 1,065 $21,150.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 287 $4,991.00 59 $11,477.00
Law Enforcement 125 $72,431.00 37 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 2,234 $15,994.00 2,120 $10,241.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 906 $21,304.00 440 $17,083.00
Personal Care and Service 538 $10,584.00 1,011 $11,208.00
Sales 1,703 $35,625.00 2,192 $9,973.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,352 $20,601.00 2,973 $24,094.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 80 $19,792.00 82 $17,059.00
Construction and Extraction 601 $29,917.00 7 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 887 $33,132.00 122 $23,385.00
Production 1,330 $40,056.00 1,151 $25,633.00
Transportation and Material Moving 719 $33,706.00 359 $14,984.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 38,337 households in Athens CCD, with an average household size of 2.19 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 16,868 families in Athens CCD with an average family size of 2.92 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 11,118 1,339 4,411 21,469
Average Household Size 2.95 2.94 3.16 1.56
Total Families 11,118 1,339 4,411 0
Average Household Size 2.93 2.48 3.03 0

Poverty

Of the 16,868 families in Athens CCD, 12.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Athens CCD:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 40,577 housing units in Athens CCD, Georgia.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 38,337 94.48%
Vacant 2,240 5.52%

57.91% of the total 40,577 housing units in Athens CCD are rental units. This is approximately 23,498 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 14,364 are occupied by the owner - or 35.40% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Athens CCD is $936.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Athens CCD that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    475
  • Less than $500
    1,473
  • $500 to $999
    12,153
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    6,481
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    2,299
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    655
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    199
  • $3,000 or more
    238

Property Value

The median value of a property in Athens CCD is $212,000.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Athens CCD that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    522
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    983
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,220
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,896
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,581
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,681
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,237
  • $1,000,000 or more
    244

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Athens CCD. The chart below shows the number of properties in Athens CCD that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,612
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,123
  • 1950 to 1959
    3,190
  • 1960 to 1969
    5,511
  • 1970 to 1979
    6,057
  • 1980 to 1989
    6,109
  • 1990 to 1999
    6,767
  • 2000 to 2009
    6,649
  • 2010 to 2013
    2,550
  • 2014 or later
    9

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Athens CCD that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    3,058
  • 1 vehicle available
    14,535
  • 2 vehicles available
    13,353
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    7,391

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Athens CCD get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Athens CCD that commute to work in a particular way.

19.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Athens CCD.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    1,206
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    7,071
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    8,498
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    9,529
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    5,471
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,415
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,352
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    578
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    507
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,385
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,372
  • 90 or more minutes
    900

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Athens CCD, Georgia in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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