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):

2024
Number	Percent
34.5
43,699	19.5%
179,990	80.5%
32,269	14.4%

86,101
2.43

49,174	57.1%
35,095	71.4%
5,343	10.9%
36,927	42.9%

2010
Number	Percent
62.7
-112,231	-58.3%
304,772	158.3%
38,796	20.1%

146,382
2.50

86,528	59.1%
62,182	71.9%
9,998	11.6%
59,854	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%

2024 Housing Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,900	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,551	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,136	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,722	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,413	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,185	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,361	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,271	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,140	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,476	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,162	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,861	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,062	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,215	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,294	7.3%
$200,000 or more	8,352	9.7%

Median Household Income	67,829
Per Capita Income	36,712

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,563	4.1%
Public Assistance	1,589	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,371	9.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	92,664	68.4%
Unemployed	4,180	3.1%
In Armed Forces	290	0.2%

Total Labor Force	97,134	71.7%
Not in Labor Force	38,279	28.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,201	30,237	53.1%
Non-Profit	2,692	4,561	37.1%
Self-Employed	6,462	3,902	62.4%

Local Government	3,060	5,310	36.6%
State Government	7,007	8,016	46.6%
Federal Government	975	1,003	49.3%

Total Private + Self	40,663	34,139	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,734	18,890	42.1%
Total	54,397	53,029	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	23.6%
Pct. Private + Self	69.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,438	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,242	17.9%
Professional, Technical	32,217	29.9%
Service Occupations	18,628	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	558	0.5%
All others	21,137	19.6%

White Collar		63.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	20,692	19.2%
Health care and social assistance	12,939	12.0%
Retail trade	11,465	10.6%
Accommodation and food services	9,504	8.8%
Manufacturing	9,290	8.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,872	6.4%
Construction	6,237	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	5,094	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,283	4.0%
Public administration	4,233	3.9%
Other services	4,153	3.9%
Finance and insurance	2,926	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,444	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,101	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,835	1.7%
Information	1,465	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,211	1.1%
Utilities	640	0.6%
Management	148	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	130	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,960	5.43%
Puerto Rican	1,114	0.51%
Cuban	995	0.45%
Dominican	495	0.22%

Total Central American	3,850	1.75%
Costa Rican	88	0.04%
Guatemalan	1,595	0.72%
Honduran	654	0.30%
Nicaraguan	104	0.05%
Panamanian	71	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,338	0.61%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,563	0.71%
Argentinean	201	0.09%
Bolivian	8	0.00%
Chilean	31	0.01%
Colombian	586	0.27%
Ecuadorian	119	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	484	0.22%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	134	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,207	0.55%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,210	1.00%
Chinese	1,935	0.88%
Korean	1,202	0.55%
Burmese	861	0.39%
Vietnamese	491	0.22%
Filipino	300	0.14%
Thai	233	0.11%
Japanese	166	0.08%
Taiwanese	84	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	183,379	87.6%
Spanish	15,025	7.2%
Other Asian	2,863	1.4%
Other Indo-European	1,775	0.8%
Chinese	1,668	0.8%
Korean	1,003	0.5%
German, other Germanic	789	0.4%
Other	710	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	686	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	32,628	14.8%
Irish	20,852	9.5%
German	18,883	8.6%
American	14,326	6.5%
Scottish	5,850	2.7%
Italian	5,844	2.7%
European	4,775	2.2%
French	3,551	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	3,532	1.6%
Polish	2,991	1.4%
Dutch	1,870	0.8%
British	1,832	0.8%
Norwegian	1,207	0.5%
African	1,119	0.5%
Russian	1,118	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	209,102	95.0%
Not a citizen	11,095	5.0%

Native	202,274	91.9%
Foreign-born	17,923	8.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,176	4.5%	7,447	5.5%	29,998	22.1%	33,530	24.7%	29,079	21.4%	29,567	21.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,176	4.5%
9-12 Years	7,447	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,998	22.1%
Some College	33,530	24.7%
Bach. Degree	29,079	21.4%
Grad Degree	29,567	21.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

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	92,642
Median Value	$310,993

Occupied	86,101	92.9%
Vacant	6,541	7.1%

Owned	47,934	55.7%
Rented	38,167	44.3%
Median Rent	$1,205

Single-Family Units	59,330	64.0%
Detached	54,915	59.3%
Attached	4,415	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17,153	18.5%
Mobile Homes	8,551	9.2%

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area

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