Median Household Income
$56,001
Median Home Value
$185,000
Median Gross Rent
$939/mo
Poverty Rate
21.5%
Unemployment Rate
6.5%
Homeownership Rate
60.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
34.9%
Median Age
33.2
Population Over Time
Athens County shrank 4.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
64,840
2016
65,103
2018
65,936
2020
65,945
2022
61,276
2024
61,737
Business & Industry
Athens County has 1,030 business establishments employing 13,467 people.
Accommodation and food services
156
Health care and social assistance
147
Other services (except public administration)
118
Professional, scientific, and technical services
73
Construction
73
Real estate and rental and leasing
63
Finance and insurance
57
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
30
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.