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Total population: 19084 (Urban population: 16165 (0 inside urbanized areas, 16165 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2919 (66 farm, 2853 nonfarm))

Houses: 8492 (7793 occupied: 4891 owner occupied, 2902 renter occupied)

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, Alabama:

• 1 room: 0
• 2 rooms: 21
• 3 rooms: 99
• 4 rooms: 265
• 5 rooms: 1005
• 6 rooms: 1185
• 7 rooms: 914
• 8 rooms: 658
• 9 or more rooms: 744

Rooms in renter-occupied housing units and apartments:

• 1 room: 70
• 2 rooms: 238
• 3 rooms: 502
• 4 rooms: 918
• 5 rooms: 700
• 6 rooms: 324
• 7 rooms: 78
• 8 rooms: 43
• 9 or more rooms: 29

Year house built:

• 1999 to March 2000: 192
• 1995 to 1998: 554
• 1990 to 1994: 793
• 1980 to 1989: 1809
• 1970 to 1979: 1506
• 1960 to 1969: 1379
• 1950 to 1959: 1079
• 1940 to 1949: 607
• 1939 or earlier: 573

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens:

• no bedroom: 0
• 1 bedrooms: 83
• 2 bedrooms: 714
• 3 bedrooms: 2984
• 4 bedrooms: 895
• 5 or more bedrooms: 215

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:

• no bedroom: 76
• 1 bedrooms: 716
• 2 bedrooms: 1343
• 3 bedrooms: 683
• 4 bedrooms: 84
• 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Vehicles available in Athens in owner-occupied houses:

• no vehicle: 271
• 1 vehicle: 1152
• 2 vehicles: 2021
• 3 vehicles: 1142
• 4 vehicles: 229
• 5 or more vehicles: 76

Vehicles available in renter-occupied housing units:

• no vehicle: 472
• 1 vehicle: 1383
• 2 vehicles: 786
• 3 vehicles: 183
• 4 vehicles: 56
• 5 or more vehicles: 22

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Athens, AL:

• Less than $10,000: 7
• $10,000 to $14,999: 5
• $15,000 to $19,999: 45
• $20,000 to $24,999: 38
• $25,000 to $29,999: 68
• $30,000 to $34,999: 81
• $35,000 to $39,999: 104
• $40,000 to $49,999: 299
• $50,000 to $59,999: 378
• $60,000 to $69,999: 460
• $70,000 to $79,999: 425
• $80,000 to $89,999: 315
• $90,000 to $99,999: 333
• $100,000 to $124,999: 507
• $125,000 to $149,999: 439
• $150,000 to $174,999: 330
• $175,000 to $199,999: 220
• $200,000 to $249,999: 189
• $250,000 to $299,999: 135
• $300,000 to $399,999: 79
• $400,000 to $499,999: 13
• $500,000 to $749,999: 20
• $750,000 to $999,999: 13
• $1,000,000 or more: 27

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Athens:

• Less than $100: 177
• $100 to $149: 339
• $150 to $199: 202
• $200 to $249: 202
• $250 to $299: 443
• $300 to $349: 482
• $350 to $399: 375
• $400 to $449: 227
• $450 to $499: 95
• $500 to $549: 82
• $550 to $599: 26
• $600 to $649: 39
• $650 to $699: 13
• $700 to $749: 0
• $750 to $799: 0
• $800 to $899: 0
• $900 to $999: 0
• $1,000 to $1,249: 6
• $1,250 to $1,499: 0
• $1,500 to $1,999: 0
• $2,000 or more: 0
• No cash rent: 186

Household type by relationship
Households: 18495

• In family households: 15796 (3874 male householders, 1372 female householders)

  3873 spouses, 5389 children (4972 natural, 136 adopted, 281 stepchildren), 442 grandchildren, 156 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 306 other relatives, 279 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2699 (973 male householders (850 living alone)), 1514 female householders (1461 living alone)), 212 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 589 (526 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2331 2-persons, 1291 3-persons, 1009 4-persons, 428 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2311 1-person, 166 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 0 4-persons, 0 5-persons, 0 6-persons, 0 7-or-more-persons

Year of entry for the foreign-born population (566 people)

• 1995 to March 2000: 193
• 1990 to 1994: 143
• 1985 to 1989: 69
• 1980 to 1984: 113
• 1975 to 1979: 31
• 1970 to 1974: 13
• 1965 to 1969: 4
• Before 1965: 0

Time leaving for work for workers 16 years and over in Athens, AL (8331 people)

• 12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.: 282
• 5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.: 295
• 5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.: 375
• 6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.: 874
• 6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.: 1239
• 7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.: 1235
• 7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.: 1342
• 8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.: 598
• 8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.: 225
• 9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.: 348
• 10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.: 75
• 11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.: 59
• 12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.: 591
• 4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.: 691
• Worked at home: 102

Household income:

• Less than $10,000: 1237
• $10,000 to $14,999: 709
• $15,000 to $19,999: 623
• $20,000 to $24,999: 495
• $25,000 to $29,999: 479
• $30,000 to $34,999: 401
• $35,000 to $39,999: 447
• $40,000 to $44,999: 327
• $45,000 to $49,999: 294
• $50,000 to $59,999: 558
• $60,000 to $74,999: 694
• $75,000 to $99,999: 738
• $100,000 to $124,999: 384
• $125,000 to $149,999: 122
• $150,000 to $199,999: 136
• $200,000 or more: 89

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 4691
• United States or American: 3548
• English: 1479
• Irish: 1304
• German: 794
• Scotch-Irish: 347
• Subsaharan African:: 312
• African: 312
• Scottish: 190
• French (except Basque): 121
• European: 120
• Italian: 80
• Dutch: 75
• Norwegian: 61
• British: 45
• Polish: 38
• Welsh: 26
• Swedish: 17
• French Canadian: 13
• Ukrainian: 11
• Lithuanian: 9
• Russian: 9
• Canadian: 8
• Swiss: 8
• Arab:: 7
• Arab/Arabic: 7
• Belgian: 6
• Greek: 6
• Latvian: 5