Language Spoken At Home in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 61,869 | 100% |
English only | 58,935 | 95.3% |
Language other than English | 2,934 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,094 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 599 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 85 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 523 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 42 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,606 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 886 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 206 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 81 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 64,592 | 100% |
American | 10,527 | 16.3% |
Arab | 228 | 0.4% |
Czech | 346 | 0.5% |
Danish | 24 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 1,204 | 1.9% |
English | 6,034 | 9.3% |
French (except Basque) | 1,333 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 146 | 0.2% |
German | 13,008 | 20.1% |
Greek | 284 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 941 | 1.5% |
Irish | 8,219 | 12.7% |
Italian | 2,616 | 4.1% |
Lithuanian | 168 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 184 | 0.3% |
Polish | 2,257 | 3.5% |
Portuguese | 18 | 0.0% |
Russian | 321 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 904 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 1,079 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 485 | 0.8% |
Subsaharan African | 495 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 291 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 185 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 191 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 947 | 1.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 69 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 22,221 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,256 | 55.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,990 | 22.5% |
Married-couple family | 9,324 | 42.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,334 | 15.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 889 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 402 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,043 | 9.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,254 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 9,965 | 44.8% |
Householder living alone | 6,605 | 29.7% |
65 years and over | 1,952 | 8.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,609 | 25.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,757 | 21.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 55,575 | 100% |
Householder | 22,221 | 40.0% |
Spouse | 9,368 | 16.9% |
Child | 12,756 | 23.0% |
Other relatives | 2,722 | 4.9% |
Nonrelatives | 8,508 | 15.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,657 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 28,000 | 100% |
Never married | 14,998 | 53.6% |
Now married, except separated | 9,871 | 35.3% |
Separated | 388 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 486 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 2,257 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 28,074 | 100% |
Never married | 12,946 | 46.1% |
Now married, except separated | 9,905 | 35.3% |
Separated | 318 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 2,017 | 7.2% |
Divorced | 2,888 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 664 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 313 | 47.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 936 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 465 | 49.7% |
Less than 1 year | 53 | 5.7% |
1 or 2 years | 118 | 12.6% |
3 or 4 years | 220 | 23.5% |
5 or more years | 74 | 7.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 465 | 100% |
Who are female | 268 | 57.6% |
Who are married | 389 | 83.7% |
School Enrollment in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 29,079 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 553 | 1.9% |
Kindergarten | 539 | 1.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,732 | 16.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,251 | 7.7% |
College or graduate school | 21,004 | 72.2% |
Educational Attainment in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 33,577 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 996 | 3.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,910 | 8.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,943 | 32.6% |
Some college, no degree | 6,317 | 18.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,898 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,118 | 12.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,395 | 16.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.3% |
Veteran Status in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 54,319 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,625 | 6.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 63,963 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,531 | 13.3% |
Under 18 years | 10,226 | 100% |
With a disability | 851 | 8.3% |
18 to 64 years | 47,268 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,143 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 6,469 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,537 | 39.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 64,054 | 100% |
Same house | 44,810 | 70.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 18,556 | 29.0% |
Same county | 10,296 | 16.1% |
Different county | 8,260 | 12.9% |
Same state | 6,356 | 9.9% |
Different state | 1,904 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 688 | 1.1% |
Place Of Birth in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 64,592 | 100% |
Native | 62,070 | 96.1% |
Born in United States | 61,633 | 95.4% |
State of residence | 46,813 | 72.5% |
Different state | 14,820 | 22.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 437 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,522 | 3.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,522 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 463 | 18.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,059 | 81.6% |
Year of Entry in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,959 | 100% |
Native | 437 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 424 | 97.0% |
Foreign born | 2,522 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 615 | 24.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,907 | 75.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Athens County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,522 | 100% |
Europe | 250 | 9.9% |
Asia | 1,811 | 71.8% |
Africa | 156 | 6.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 225 | 8.9% |
Northern America | 80 | 3.2% |