2024 population: 223,689 ( 8,273 from 2020)
Land area: 1024.9 square miles
Population density: 218.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	145,055	64.85%	2.9%
Black:	42,106	18.82%	2.1%
Indian:	424	0.19%	11.6%
Asian:	8,845	3.95%	14.4%
2+ races:	4,308	1.93%	10.6%
Hispanic:	22,951	10.26%	17.9%

Total non-White:	78,634	35.15%	5.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,331	10.8
Deaths:	7,867	9.1
Net Migration:	3,850	4.5
Net Immigration:	3,056	3.5

Change in White population:	4,130	1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,143	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
215,416
140,925	65.42%
43,021	19.97%
380	0.18%
7,734	3.59%
3,896	1.81%
19,460	9.03%
74,491	34.58%

2010
192,541
130,515	67.79%
37,182	19.31%
268	0.14%
6,119	3.18%
2,789	1.45%
15,313	7.95%
62,026	32.21%

2000
166,079
118,537	71.37%
33,790	20.35%
270	0.16%
3,698	2.23%
1,611	0.97%
7,950	4.79%
47,542	28.63%

1990
136,025
103,393	76.01%
28,313	20.81%
214	0.16%
2,224	1.63%
n/a
1,881	1.38%
32,632	23.99%

1980
113,601
88,174	77.62%
23,242	20.46%
109	0.10%
722	0.64%
n/a
1,149	1.01%
25,427	22.38%

1970
94,207
74,514	79.10%
18,599	19.74%
33	0.04%
344	0.37%
n/a
593	0.63%
19,693	20.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,479	10.6
12,815	6.7
9,082	4.7
4,305	2.2

10,410	5.4
12,465	6.5

Number	Rate
2000's
21,714	13.1
10,920	6.6
9,842	5.9
6,492	3.9

11,978	7.2
14,484	8.7

Number	Rate
1990's
19,420	14.3
9,941	7.3
5,841	4.3
2,043	1.5

15,144	11.1
14,910	11.0

Number	Rate
1980's
17,158	15.1
8,233	7.2
13,890	12.2
n/a

15,219	13.4
7,205	6.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,606	10.2
n/a

13,660	14.5
5,734	6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.0
42,999	19.2%
180,690	80.8%
29,493	13.2%

83,822
2.45

48,543	57.9%
34,898	71.9%
5,223	10.8%
35,279	42.1%

2010
Number	Percent
31.2
40,155	20.9%
152,386	79.1%
19,398	10.1%

73,191
2.50

43,264	59.1%
31,091	71.9%
4,999	11.6%
29,927	40.9%

2000
Number	Percent
29.7
36,075	21.7%
130,004	78.3%
14,695	8.8%

63,426
2.48

38,115	60.1%
28,178	73.9%
4,528	11.9%
25,311	39.9%

1990
Number	Percent
28.2
31,032	22.8%
104,993	77.2%
12,621	9.3%

50,571
2.53

31,948	63.2%
24,513	76.7%
3,407	10.7%
18,623	36.8%

1980
Number	Percent
26.2
28,402	25.0%
85,199	75.0%
9,763	8.6%

39,863
2.64

27,047	67.8%
21,868	80.9%
2,623	9.7%
12,816	32.2%

2022 Housing Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,912	8.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,002	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,473	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,102	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,136	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,123	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,394	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,292	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,280	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,724	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,336	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,691	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,689	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,057	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,967	7.1%
$200,000 or more	6,644	7.9%

Median Household Income	62,008
Per Capita Income	33,889

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,656	4.4%
Public Assistance	1,529	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,759	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	90,713	66.8%
Unemployed	4,473	3.3%
In Armed Forces	294	0.2%

Total Labor Force	95,480	70.3%
Not in Labor Force	40,326	29.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	33,272	29,210	53.3%
Non-Profit	1,975	3,990	33.1%
Self-Employed	6,448	4,273	60.1%

Local Government	2,551	4,831	34.6%
State Government	7,450	8,464	46.8%
Federal Government	930	810	53.4%

Total Private + Self	39,720	33,483	54.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,906	18,095	41.6%
Total	52,626	51,578	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	24.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,189	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,125	18.3%
Professional, Technical	31,268	29.9%
Service Occupations	18,188	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	632	0.6%
All others	20,770	19.9%

White Collar		62.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	21,078	20.2%
Health care and social assistance	12,639	12.1%
Retail trade	10,916	10.4%
Accommodation and food services	8,939	8.6%
Manufacturing	8,646	8.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,593	6.3%
Construction	5,559	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,144	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	4,487	4.3%
Other services	4,237	4.1%
Public administration	3,507	3.4%
Finance and insurance	2,526	2.4%
Wholesale trade	2,415	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,353	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,310	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,238	1.2%
Information	1,178	1.1%
Utilities	565	0.5%
Management	129	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	81	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,326	5.24%
Puerto Rican	925	0.43%
Cuban	977	0.45%
Dominican	418	0.19%

Total Central American	3,046	1.41%
Costa Rican	22	0.01%
Guatemalan	630	0.29%
Honduran	586	0.27%
Nicaraguan	83	0.04%
Panamanian	84	0.04%
Salvadoran	1,641	0.76%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,697	0.78%
Argentinean	243	0.11%
Bolivian	24	0.01%
Chilean	14	0.01%
Colombian	684	0.32%
Ecuadorian	41	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	364	0.17%
Uruguayan	13	0.01%
Venezuelan	314	0.15%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,073	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,711	0.79%
Indian	1,605	0.74%
Korean	1,266	0.59%
Burmese	677	0.31%
Vietnamese	631	0.29%
Filipino	452	0.21%
Japanese	160	0.07%
Thai	141	0.07%
Hmong	104	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	181,261	88.3%
Spanish	13,737	6.7%
Other Asian	2,148	1.0%
Chinese	1,713	0.8%
Other Indo-European	1,361	0.7%
Korean	982	0.5%
Other	887	0.4%
German, other Germanic	829	0.4%
Arabic	753	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	27,680	12.8%
Irish	22,153	10.2%
German	18,736	8.7%
American	13,310	6.2%
European	6,535	3.0%
Italian	6,086	2.8%
Scottish	5,288	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	3,912	1.8%
French	3,374	1.6%
Polish	2,673	1.2%
British	2,534	1.2%
Dutch	1,983	0.9%
Welsh	1,258	0.6%
Swedish	1,193	0.6%
African	1,150	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	206,574	95.6%
Not a citizen	9,620	4.4%

Native	199,680	92.4%
Foreign-born	16,514	7.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,932	3.7%	8,569	6.5%	29,283	22.2%	33,014	25.0%	28,499	21.6%	27,781	21.0%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,932	3.7%
9-12 Years	8,569	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,283	22.2%
Some College	33,014	25.0%
Bach. Degree	28,499	21.6%
Grad Degree	27,781	21.0%
Average years of education: 14.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	138,388	130,478	7,910	5.7%
1991	138,106	132,194	5,912	4.3%
1992	137,738	130,884	6,854	5.0%
1993	140,056	134,408	5,648	4.0%
1994	143,774	138,578	5,196	3.6%
1995	149,846	145,024	4,822	3.2%
1996	154,036	149,052	4,984	3.2%
1997	157,754	152,966	4,788	3.0%
1998	161,050	156,156	4,894	3.0%
1999	160,778	156,672	4,106	2.6%

2000	177,120	171,440	5,680	3.2%
2001	179,694	173,076	6,618	3.7%
2002	185,230	177,592	7,638	4.1%
2003	191,510	184,006	7,504	3.9%
2004	192,732	184,652	8,080	4.2%
2005	198,770	189,626	9,144	4.6%
2006	205,934	197,100	8,834	4.3%
2007	211,580	203,092	8,488	4.0%
2008	217,752	206,106	11,646	5.3%
2009	212,468	195,544	16,924	8.0%

2010	188,336	170,964	17,372	9.2%
2011	188,288	171,394	16,894	9.0%
2012	189,838	174,314	15,524	8.2%
2013	189,010	175,174	13,836	7.3%
2014	185,406	173,246	12,160	6.6%
2015	186,002	175,280	10,722	5.8%
2016	194,484	184,392	10,092	5.2%
2017	203,880	194,774	9,106	4.5%
2018	203,908	196,246	7,662	3.8%
2019	200,500	193,756	6,744	3.4%

2020	194,354	183,412	10,942	5.6%
2021	198,022	191,370	6,652	3.4%
2022	196,282	190,384	5,898	3.0%
2023	201,872	195,724	6,148	3.0%
2024	217,156	209,930	7,226	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	89,626
Median Value	$252,681

Occupied	83,822	93.5%
Vacant	5,804	6.5%

Owned	45,942	54.8%
Rented	37,880	45.2%
Median Rent	$1,063

Single-Family Units	56,754	63.3%
Detached	52,735	58.8%
Attached	4,019	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,684	18.6%
Mobile Homes	8,510	9.5%

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area