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Athens Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 49,015
Land Area (2000): 1,114.416 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.029 square kilometers

Athens Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	141,327	2000	147,546	2001	157,146

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	40,666	40.96%
Rural, Farm	3,774	3.80%
Rural, Non-farm	54,848	55.24%

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Athens Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	20,679	18,848	1,831	8.86%	88
1991	20,449	18,420	2,029	9.92%	99
1992	20,373	18,440	1,933	9.49%	95
1993	20,379	18,743	1,636	8.03%	80
1994	21,079	19,663	1,416	6.72%	67
1995	22,268	20,176	2,093	9.40%	93
1996	22,639	20,560	2,078	9.18%	92
1997	22,627	20,846	1,781	7.87%	79
1998	22,224	20,759	1,465	6.59%	66
1999	21,927	20,626	1,301	5.93%	59
2000	23,724	22,633	1,091	4.60%	46
2001	23,393	21,768	1,625	6.95%	70
2002	23,479	21,685	1,794	7.64%	76
2003	23,951	22,155	1,796	7.50%	75
2004	23,758	22,181	1,576	6.64%	66
2005	24,047	22,583	1,465	6.09%	61
2006	24,780	23,386	1,394	5.63%	56
2007	24,680	23,301	1,379	5.59%	56
2008	24,832	22,854	1,978	7.97%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	20,471	18,544	1,927	9.41%	94
Feb 1990	20,610	18,777	1,833	8.89%	89
Mar 1990	20,418	18,645	1,773	8.68%	87
Apr 1990	20,251	18,641	1,610	7.95%	80
May 1990	20,320	18,826	1,494	7.35%	74
Jun 1990	20,980	19,084	1,896	9.04%	90
Jul 1990	21,474	19,190	2,284	10.64%	106
Aug 1990	20,842	19,023	1,819	8.73%	87
Sep 1990	20,555	18,905	1,650	8.03%	80
Oct 1990	20,630	19,114	1,516	7.35%	73
Nov 1990	21,047	18,785	2,262	10.75%	107
Dec 1990	20,550	18,638	1,912	9.30%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	20,669	17,963	2,706	13.09%	131
Feb 1991	20,246	18,126	2,120	10.47%	105
Mar 1991	20,353	18,230	2,123	10.43%	104
Apr 1991	20,265	18,325	1,940	9.57%	96
May 1991	20,255	18,330	1,925	9.50%	95
Jun 1991	20,821	18,620	2,201	10.57%	106
Jul 1991	21,125	18,891	2,234	10.58%	106
Aug 1991	20,676	18,565	2,111	10.21%	102
Sep 1991	20,226	18,562	1,664	8.23%	82
Oct 1991	20,280	18,562	1,718	8.47%	85
Nov 1991	20,189	18,501	1,688	8.36%	84
Dec 1991	20,282	18,366	1,916	9.45%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	19,558	17,747	1,811	9.26%	93
Feb 1992	20,079	17,901	2,178	10.85%	108
Mar 1992	20,250	18,156	2,094	10.34%	103
Apr 1992	20,031	18,101	1,930	9.64%	96
May 1992	20,147	18,068	2,079	10.32%	103
Jun 1992	20,830	18,600	2,230	10.71%	107
Jul 1992	21,079	19,026	2,053	9.74%	97
Aug 1992	20,686	18,694	1,992	9.63%	96
Sep 1992	20,428	18,548	1,880	9.20%	92
Oct 1992	20,452	18,754	1,698	8.30%	83
Nov 1992	20,495	18,806	1,689	8.24%	82
Dec 1992	20,441	18,879	1,562	7.64%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	20,441	18,339	2,102	10.28%	103
Feb 1993	20,465	18,791	1,674	8.18%	82
Mar 1993	19,832	18,274	1,558	7.86%	79
Apr 1993	20,113	18,413	1,700	8.45%	85
May 1993	20,082	18,635	1,447	7.21%	72
Jun 1993	20,860	18,911	1,949	9.34%	93
Jul 1993	20,966	19,171	1,795	8.56%	86
Aug 1993	20,620	18,876	1,744	8.46%	85
Sep 1993	20,494	18,942	1,552	7.57%	76
Oct 1993	20,427	18,916	1,511	7.40%	74
Nov 1993	20,305	18,923	1,382	6.81%	68
Dec 1993	19,945	18,728	1,217	6.10%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	20,420	18,957	1,463	7.16%	72
Feb 1994	20,423	19,076	1,347	6.60%	66
Mar 1994	20,409	19,167	1,242	6.09%	61
Apr 1994	20,506	19,321	1,185	5.78%	58
May 1994	20,800	19,508	1,292	6.21%	62
Jun 1994	21,319	19,815	1,504	7.05%	71
Jul 1994	22,205	19,703	2,502	11.27%	113
Aug 1994	21,115	19,704	1,411	6.68%	67
Sep 1994	21,336	19,957	1,379	6.46%	65
Oct 1994	21,605	20,267	1,338	6.19%	62
Nov 1994	21,482	20,283	1,199	5.58%	56
Dec 1994	21,324	20,196	1,128	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	21,316	19,673	1,643	7.71%	77
Feb 1995	21,139	19,722	1,417	6.70%	67
Mar 1995	21,336	19,881	1,455	6.82%	68
Apr 1995	21,567	20,135	1,432	6.64%	66
May 1995	21,798	20,171	1,627	7.46%	75
Jun 1995	23,008	20,316	2,692	11.70%	117
Jul 1995	23,831	20,484	3,347	14.04%	140
Aug 1995	22,605	20,338	2,267	10.03%	100
Sep 1995	22,731	20,464	2,267	9.97%	100
Oct 1995	22,442	20,270	2,172	9.68%	97
Nov 1995	22,907	20,296	2,611	11.40%	114
Dec 1995	22,538	20,357	2,181	9.68%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	22,037	19,683	2,354	10.68%	107
Feb 1996	21,913	19,728	2,185	9.97%	100
Mar 1996	22,031	20,042	1,989	9.03%	90
Apr 1996	22,119	20,296	1,823	8.24%	82
May 1996	22,484	20,623	1,861	8.28%	83
Jun 1996	23,013	21,014	1,999	8.69%	87
Jul 1996	24,393	20,794	3,599	14.75%	148
Aug 1996	22,757	20,805	1,952	8.58%	86
Sep 1996	22,661	20,880	1,781	7.86%	79
Oct 1996	22,968	21,128	1,840	8.01%	80
Nov 1996	22,741	20,880	1,861	8.18%	82
Dec 1996	22,546	20,851	1,695	7.52%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	22,291	20,398	1,893	8.49%	85
Feb 1997	22,406	20,410	1,996	8.91%	89
Mar 1997	22,747	20,582	2,165	9.52%	95
Apr 1997	22,424	20,804	1,620	7.22%	72
May 1997	22,550	21,004	1,546	6.86%	69
Jun 1997	22,753	21,084	1,669	7.34%	73
Jul 1997	23,329	20,874	2,455	10.52%	105
Aug 1997	22,426	20,695	1,731	7.72%	77
Sep 1997	22,482	20,798	1,684	7.49%	75
Oct 1997	22,799	21,192	1,607	7.05%	70
Nov 1997	22,646	21,139	1,507	6.65%	67
Dec 1997	22,676	21,177	1,499	6.61%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	21,962	20,318	1,644	7.49%	75
Feb 1998	21,890	20,471	1,419	6.48%	65
Mar 1998	22,209	20,567	1,642	7.39%	74
Apr 1998	22,054	20,720	1,334	6.05%	60
May 1998	22,134	20,841	1,293	5.84%	58
Jun 1998	22,609	21,088	1,521	6.73%	67
Jul 1998	22,847	20,795	2,052	8.98%	90
Aug 1998	21,970	20,614	1,356	6.17%	62
Sep 1998	22,172	20,861	1,311	5.91%	59
Oct 1998	22,283	20,918	1,365	6.13%	61
Nov 1998	22,274	20,937	1,337	6.00%	60
Dec 1998	22,289	20,978	1,311	5.88%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	21,815	20,366	1,449	6.64%	66
Feb 1999	21,851	20,331	1,520	6.96%	70
Mar 1999	21,724	20,502	1,222	5.63%	56
Apr 1999	21,731	20,462	1,269	5.84%	58
May 1999	21,822	20,633	1,189	5.45%	54
Jun 1999	22,379	21,053	1,326	5.93%	59
Jul 1999	22,705	20,652	2,053	9.04%	90
Aug 1999	21,671	20,542	1,129	5.21%	52
Sep 1999	21,910	20,803	1,107	5.05%	51
Oct 1999	21,897	20,812	1,085	4.96%	50
Nov 1999	21,840	20,669	1,171	5.36%	54
Dec 1999	21,779	20,692	1,087	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	23,576	22,399	1,177	4.99%	50
Feb 2000	23,632	22,492	1,140	4.82%	48
Mar 2000	23,643	22,569	1,074	4.54%	45
Apr 2000	23,830	22,850	980	4.11%	41
May 2000	23,724	22,758	966	4.07%	41
Jun 2000	24,049	22,931	1,118	4.65%	46
Jul 2000	23,732	22,647	1,085	4.57%	46
Aug 2000	23,436	22,276	1,160	4.95%	49
Sep 2000	23,792	22,753	1,039	4.37%	44
Oct 2000	23,702	22,627	1,075	4.54%	45
Nov 2000	23,804	22,626	1,178	4.95%	49
Dec 2000	23,772	22,669	1,103	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	24,042	22,463	1,579	6.57%	66
Feb 2001	23,810	22,405	1,405	5.90%	59
Mar 2001	23,699	22,339	1,360	5.74%	57
Apr 2001	23,450	22,203	1,247	5.32%	53
May 2001	23,697	22,391	1,306	5.51%	55
Jun 2001	22,930	21,240	1,690	7.37%	74
Jul 2001	23,324	21,430	1,894	8.12%	81
Aug 2001	23,232	21,405	1,827	7.86%	79
Sep 2001	23,287	21,617	1,670	7.17%	72
Oct 2001	22,937	21,180	1,757	7.66%	77
Nov 2001	23,094	21,192	1,902	8.24%	82
Dec 2001	23,216	21,353	1,863	8.02%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	23,497	21,121	2,376	10.11%	101
Feb 2002	23,460	21,388	2,072	8.83%	88
Mar 2002	23,457	21,390	2,067	8.81%	88
Apr 2002	23,403	21,535	1,868	7.98%	80
May 2002	23,291	21,621	1,670	7.17%	72
Jun 2002	23,448	21,635	1,813	7.73%	77
Jul 2002	23,304	21,575	1,729	7.42%	74
Aug 2002	23,502	21,861	1,641	6.98%	70
Sep 2002	23,433	21,938	1,495	6.38%	64
Oct 2002	23,598	22,056	1,542	6.53%	65
Nov 2002	23,673	22,050	1,623	6.86%	69
Dec 2002	23,681	22,052	1,629	6.88%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	23,896	21,979	1,917	8.02%	80
Feb 2003	23,705	22,012	1,693	7.14%	71
Mar 2003	23,779	22,099	1,680	7.07%	71
Apr 2003	23,825	22,238	1,587	6.66%	67
May 2003	23,783	22,247	1,536	6.46%	65
Jun 2003	23,888	22,069	1,819	7.61%	76
Jul 2003	24,579	22,195	2,384	9.70%	97
Aug 2003	24,059	22,216	1,843	7.66%	77
Sep 2003	23,931	22,157	1,774	7.41%	74
Oct 2003	24,160	22,270	1,890	7.82%	78
Nov 2003	24,022	22,205	1,817	7.56%	76
Dec 2003	23,787	22,171	1,616	6.79%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	23,688	21,857	1,831	7.73%	77
Feb 2004	23,673	22,097	1,576	6.66%	67
Mar 2004	23,725	22,085	1,640	6.91%	69
Apr 2004	23,533	22,138	1,395	5.93%	59
May 2004	23,938	22,582	1,356	5.66%	57
Jun 2004	23,958	22,390	1,568	6.54%	65
Jul 2004	24,196	22,253	1,943	8.03%	80
Aug 2004	23,532	21,923	1,609	6.84%	68
Sep 2004	23,663	22,182	1,481	6.26%	63
Oct 2004	23,777	22,310	1,467	6.17%	62
Nov 2004	23,841	22,251	1,590	6.67%	67
Dec 2004	23,567	22,107	1,460	6.20%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	23,441	21,814	1,627	6.94%	69
Feb 2005	23,526	21,913	1,613	6.86%	69
Mar 2005	23,717	22,074	1,643	6.93%	69
Apr 2005	23,557	22,152	1,405	5.96%	60
May 2005	24,180	22,864	1,316	5.44%	54
Jun 2005	24,214	22,758	1,456	6.01%	60
Jul 2005	24,576	22,754	1,822	7.41%	74
Aug 2005	23,791	22,443	1,348	5.67%	57
Sep 2005	24,213	22,913	1,300	5.37%	54
Oct 2005	24,390	23,066	1,324	5.43%	54
Nov 2005	24,509	23,095	1,414	5.77%	58
Dec 2005	24,455	23,149	1,306	5.34%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	24,375	22,866	1,509	6.19%	62
Feb 2006	24,585	23,147	1,438	5.85%	58
Mar 2006	24,958	23,495	1,463	5.86%	59
Apr 2006	24,765	23,371	1,394	5.63%	56
May 2006	24,985	23,655	1,330	5.32%	53
Jun 2006	25,104	23,625	1,479	5.89%	59
Jul 2006	24,864	23,298	1,566	6.30%	63
Aug 2006	24,733	23,237	1,496	6.05%	60
Sep 2006	24,638	23,343	1,295	5.26%	53
Oct 2006	24,948	23,721	1,227	4.92%	49
Nov 2006	24,745	23,452	1,293	5.23%	52
Dec 2006	24,659	23,418	1,241	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	24,708	23,195	1,513	6.12%	61
Feb 2007	24,762	23,403	1,359	5.49%	55
Mar 2007	24,760	23,491	1,269	5.13%	51
Apr 2007	24,415	23,238	1,177	4.82%	48
May 2007	24,501	23,369	1,132	4.62%	46
Jun 2007	24,700	23,425	1,275	5.16%	52
Jul 2007	24,603	23,319	1,284	5.22%	52
Aug 2007	24,411	23,133	1,278	5.24%	52
Sep 2007	24,676	23,396	1,280	5.19%	52
Oct 2007	24,858	23,282	1,576	6.34%	63
Nov 2007	24,950	23,262	1,688	6.77%	68
Dec 2007	24,812	23,096	1,716	6.92%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	24,831	23,027	1,804	7.27%	73
Feb 2008	24,863	22,976	1,887	7.59%	76
Mar 2008	24,830	22,925	1,905	7.67%	77
Apr 2008	24,774	23,109	1,665	6.72%	67
May 2008	24,928	23,022	1,906	7.65%	76
Jun 2008	24,777	22,732	2,045	8.25%	83
Jul 2008	24,988	22,663	2,325	9.30%	93
Aug 2008	24,712	22,611	2,101	8.50%	85
Sep 2008	24,787	22,619	2,168	8.75%	87
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Athens Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	2,902	11.93%
2.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,226	9.15%
3.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	1,166	4.79%
4.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,068	4.39%
5.	Paper Manufacturing	926	3.81%
6.	Truck Transportation	846	3.48%
7.	Food Manufacturing	808	3.32%
8.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	794	3.26%
9.	Accommodation and Food Services	784	3.22%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	762	3.13%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	696	2.86%
12.	Utilities	670	2.75%
13.	Chemical Manufacturing	626	2.57%
14.	Educational Services	614	2.52%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	562	2.31%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	554	2.28%
17.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	548	2.25%
18.	Public Administration	520	2.14%
19.	Machinery Manufacturing	480	1.97%
20.	Health Care	474	1.95%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,718	13.89%
2.	Educational Services	1,708	8.73%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,620	8.28%
4.	Apparel Manufacturing	1,198	6.12%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,138	5.82%
6.	Finance and Insurance	926	4.73%
7.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	820	4.19%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	744	3.80%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	676	3.46%
10.	Social Assistance	488	2.49%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	450	2.30%
12.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	444	2.27%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	428	2.19%
14.	Public Administration	426	2.18%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	418	2.14%
16.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	322	1.65%
17.	Construction	310	1.58%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	260	1.33%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	226	1.16%
20.	Machinery Manufacturing	224	1.14%

Athens Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	2,458	10.10%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,022	8.31%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,462	6.01%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,206	4.96%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	990	4.07%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	984	4.04%
7.	Other Management Occupations	826	3.39%
8.	Assemblers and Fabricators	808	3.32%
9.	Other Construction Trades	802	3.30%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	670	2.75%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	664	2.73%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	608	2.50%
13.	Carpenters	596	2.45%
14.	Engineers	482	1.98%
15.	Other Material Moving Workers	482	1.98%
16.	Farmers and Farm Managers	462	1.90%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	402	1.65%
18.	Woodworkers	402	1.65%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	392	1.61%
20.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	380	1.56%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,248	6.38%
2.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	1,122	5.74%
3.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,004	5.13%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	942	4.81%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	912	4.66%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	836	4.27%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	794	4.06%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	786	4.02%
9.	Cashiers	782	4.00%
10.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	764	3.91%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	646	3.30%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	614	3.14%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	582	2.97%
14.	Other Management Occupations	532	2.72%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	528	2.70%
16.	Registered Nurses	470	2.40%
17.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	464	2.37%
18.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	460	2.35%
19.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	430	2.20%
20.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	426	2.18%

Athens Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	42,273	54.08%
15-35 hours	7,114	9.10%
1-14 hours	1,741	2.23%
No regular hours	27,046	34.60%

Athens Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,781	4.20%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,472	3.47%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,605	6.15%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,286	10.12%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	5,632	13.30%
7 AM-7:29 AM	5,146	12.15%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,202	14.64%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,988	7.05%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,813	4.28%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,379	3.26%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	657	1.55%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	342	0.81%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,692	8.72%
4 PM-11:59 PM	4,365	10.30%

Athens Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,957	4.62%
5-9	6,053	14.29%
10-14	7,074	16.70%
15-19	7,176	16.94%
20-24	6,083	14.36%
25-29	1,739	4.11%
30-34	5,071	11.97%
35-39	726	1.71%
40-44	1,136	2.68%
45-59	2,790	6.59%
60-89	1,471	3.47%
At least 90	1,084	2.56%

Athens Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	56	0.13%	30,026	70.88%
30-44	0	0.00%	6,933	16.37%
45-59	38	0.09%	2,752	6.50%
At least 60	0	0.00%	2,555	6.03%

Athens Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	70	0.16%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,342	12.30%
Car / truck / van, solo	36,018	82.94%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	138	0.32%
Public transportation	94	0.22%
Walked	698	1.61%
Worked at home	1,067	2.46%

Athens Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Athens Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 39,510 (96,600 people)
: 28,842 (83,166 people)
: 10,746
: 54,862
Athens Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,835	14.58%
$10,000-$14,999	3,343	8.35%
$15,000-$19,999	3,050	7.62%
$20,000-$24,999	3,539	8.84%
$25,000-$29,999	3,035	7.58%
$30,000-$34,999	3,025	7.56%
$35,000-$39,999	2,304	5.76%
$40,000-$44,999	2,475	6.18%
$45,000-$49,999	2,275	5.68%
$50,000-$59,999	3,221	8.05%
$60,000-$74,999	3,416	8.53%
$75,000-$99,999	2,657	6.64%
$100,000-$124,999	947	2.37%
$125,000-$149,999	313	0.78%
$150,000-$199,999	246	0.61%
$200,000 or more	346	0.86%

Athens Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,809	24.39%
Family, 2 people	6,688	33.91%
Nonfamily, 2 people	481	2.44%
Family, 3 people	3,686	18.69%
Nonfamily, 3 people	75	0.38%
Family, 4 people	2,622	13.30%
Nonfamily, 4 people	29	0.15%
Family, 5 people	926	4.70%
Nonfamily, 5 people	6	0.03%
Family, 6 people	268	1.36%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	128	0.65%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Athens Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	30,547	29.46%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	10,738	10.36%
Public Assistance	1,210	1.17%
Retirement	6,389	6.16%
Self Employment	4,695	4.53%
Social Security	12,643	12.19%
Supplemental Security	2,355	2.27%
Wage / Salary	29,076	28.04%
Other	6,028	5.81%

Athens Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	14,387	59.87%
With children under 18	9,645	40.13%

Athens Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,846	10.22%
Married	25,837	68.65%
Never Married	6,934	18.42%
Widowed	1,018	2.70%

Athens Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,930	11.82%
Married	25,591	61.36%
Never Married	6,065	14.54%
Widowed	5,118	12.27%

Athens Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Athens Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Athens Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	9,250	12.24%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	13,432	17.78%
High school diploma or equivalent	28,140	37.24%
Some college, no degree	13,765	18.22%
Associate degree	3,451	4.57%
Bachelors degree	4,822	6.38%
Graduate or professional degree	2,703	3.58%

Athens Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	818	1.67%	380	0.78%	1,198	2.44%
Kindergarten	1,240	2.53%	102	0.21%	1,342	2.74%
Grades 1-4	5,597	11.42%	198	0.40%	5,795	11.82%
Grades 5-8	5,019	10.24%	249	0.51%	5,268	10.75%
Grades 9-12	4,727	9.64%	245	0.50%	4,972	10.14%
Undergrad college	1,566	3.19%	940	1.92%	2,506	5.11%
Graduate or professional school	268	0.55%	118	0.24%	386	0.79%
Total	19,235	39.24%	2,232	4.55%	21,467	43.80%

Athens Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Athens Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Athens Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	443	379
2002	391	321
2003	134	123
2004	148	118

Athens Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Athens Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Athens Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	83,366	85.53%
Below Poverty Level	14,108	14.47%

Athens Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Athens Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 110
Athens Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.946	0.389	0.042	1.175	3.552	9.333	39.405	3.078	51.816
2000	1.891	0.264	0.047	1.213	3.416	9.014	43.647	3.111	55.772
2001	79.442	7.210	2.113	62.445	151.210	228.507	742.144	153.545	1,124.197
2002	1.745	0.355	0.056	1.072	3.228	8.389	37.812	3.615	49.816

Athens Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	7,825
2000	8,733
2001	200,425
2002	8,511

Athens Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Athens Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Athens Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,484	13.23%
10-19 Years	6,523	13.31%
20-29 Years	5,982	12.20%
30-39 Years	7,053	14.39%
40-49 Years	7,270	14.83%
50-59 Years	6,289	12.83%
60-69 Years	4,476	9.13%
70-79 Years	3,236	6.60%
80-89 Years	1,428	2.91%
90+ Years	274	0.56%

Athens Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	23,667	48.29%
Female	25,348	51.71%

Athens Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	45,030	91.87%
African-American	2,172	4.43%
Hispanic/Latino	884	1.80%
Multiracial	453	0.92%
Asian	340	0.69%
Amerindian	121	0.25%
Other Race	11	0.02%
Pacific Islander	4	0.01%

Athens Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	24,855	38.97%
2.	Irish	9,935	15.58%
3.	English	9,398	14.73%
4.	German	8,555	13.41%
5.	Scotch Irish	2,189	3.43%
6.	Scottish	1,824	2.86%
7.	Dutch	1,613	2.53%
8.	French Non-Basque	1,436	2.25%
9.	Italian	714	1.12%
10.	European	712	1.12%

Athens Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	90,114	96.89%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,937	2.08%
3.	German	328	0.35%
4.	French	96	0.10%
5.	Laotian	86	0.09%
6.	Chinese	78	0.08%
7.	Hindi	66	0.07%
8.	Japanese	58	0.06%
9.	Other Native North American	40	0.04%
10.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	38	0.04%

Athens Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	97,943	98.65%
Naturalized immigrant	474	0.48%
Not a citizen	871	0.88%

Athens Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Athens Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Athens Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Mcminn County

Athens Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Athens	Etowah	Sweetwater
Calhoun	Niota
Englewood	Riceville

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