Language Spoken At Home in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 11,858 | 100% |
English only | 9,128 | 77.0% |
Language other than English | 2,730 | 23.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,278 | 10.8% |
Spanish | 2,460 | 20.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,248 | 10.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 259 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 11 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,728 | 100% |
American | 2,366 | 18.6% |
Arab | 9 | 0.1% |
Czech | 10 | 0.1% |
Danish | 8 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 139 | 1.1% |
English | 840 | 6.6% |
French (except Basque) | 104 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 12 | 0.1% |
German | 854 | 6.7% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 44 | 0.3% |
Irish | 718 | 5.6% |
Italian | 144 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 20 | 0.2% |
Polish | 92 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 24 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 88 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 150 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 13 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 40 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 61 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,629 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,756 | 59.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,300 | 28.1% |
Married-couple family | 2,056 | 44.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 785 | 17.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 120 | 2.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 75 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 580 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 440 | 9.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,873 | 40.5% |
Householder living alone | 1,584 | 34.2% |
65 years and over | 522 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,542 | 33.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,205 | 26.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 11,816 | 100% |
Householder | 4,629 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 2,062 | 17.5% |
Child | 3,660 | 31.0% |
Other relatives | 717 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 748 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 253 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,934 | 100% |
Never married | 2,010 | 40.7% |
Now married, except separated | 2,329 | 47.2% |
Separated | 130 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 111 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 354 | 7.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,133 | 100% |
Never married | 1,460 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 2,221 | 43.3% |
Separated | 214 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 663 | 12.9% |
Divorced | 575 | 11.2% |
Fertility in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 139 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 20 | 14.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 421 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 242 | 57.5% |
Less than 1 year | 74 | 17.6% |
1 or 2 years | 96 | 22.8% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 72 | 17.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 242 | 100% |
Who are female | 134 | 55.4% |
Who are married | 233 | 96.3% |
School Enrollment in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,792 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 183 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 339 | 8.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,390 | 36.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 462 | 12.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,418 | 37.4% |
Educational Attainment in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,983 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 841 | 10.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 820 | 10.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,400 | 30.1% |
Some college, no degree | 1,861 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 742 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 816 | 10.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 503 | 6.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.5% |
Veteran Status in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,566 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 897 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,195 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,508 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 3,155 | 100% |
With a disability | 22 | 0.7% |
18 to 64 years | 7,381 | 100% |
With a disability | 862 | 11.7% |
65 years and over | 1,659 | 100% |
With a disability | 624 | 37.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 12,573 | 100% |
Same house | 9,470 | 75.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,085 | 24.5% |
Same county | 2,019 | 16.1% |
Different county | 1,066 | 8.5% |
Same state | 973 | 7.7% |
Different state | 93 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 18 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,728 | 100% |
Native | 11,158 | 87.7% |
Born in United States | 11,111 | 87.3% |
State of residence | 9,104 | 71.5% |
Different state | 2,007 | 15.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 47 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,570 | 12.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,570 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 374 | 23.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,196 | 76.2% |
Year of Entry in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,617 | 100% |
Native | 47 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 47 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,570 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,570 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Athens City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,570 | 100% |
Europe | 35 | 2.2% |
Asia | 11 | 0.7% |
Africa | 15 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,491 | 95.0% |
Northern America | 18 | 1.1% |