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Athens, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $210,010 (it was $65,700 in 2000)
Athens:

$210,010
Texas:

$275,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,088 - $265,749

Total population: 12,819 (Urban population: 10,581 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 735 (6 farm, 729 nonfarm))

Houses: 5,443 (4,673 occupied: 2,685 owner occupied, 2,139 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

44%
State:

38%

Housing density: 372 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $319,287.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,071 (lower quartile is $638, upper quartile is $1,542)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,317


Median gross rent in Athens, TX in 2022: $1,173

Housing units in Athens with a mortgage: 1,386 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $116,953

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $52,681

Median monthly housing costs: $1,121

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Athens, Texas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1974

Median year apartment built: 2001

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,171
  • Male householders: 2,100 (537 living alone), Female householders: 2,585 (1,246 living alone)
  • 2,025 spouses (2,025 opposite-sex spouses), 452 unmarried partners, (452 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,955 children (3,391 natural, 147 adopted, 416 stepchildren), 263 grandchildren, 195 brothers or sisters, 203 parents, 0 foster children, 66 other relatives, 185 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,138

Size of family households: 1,158 2-persons, 442 3-persons, 625 4-persons, 200 5-persons, 202 6-persons, 127 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,084 1-person, 124 2-persons.

2,132 married couples with children.
454 single-parent households (87 men, 367 women).

74.3% of residents of Athens speak English at home.
23.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (1% speak English very well, 60% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 36% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,741 (13.2%)
(52.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Athens, Texas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Athens, Texas
  • 0no bedroom
  • 331 bedroom
  • 5692 bedrooms
  • 1,5213 bedrooms
  • 5634 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Texas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Texas
  • 318no bedroom
  • 6571 bedroom
  • 3522 bedrooms
  • 7513 bedrooms
  • 344 bedrooms
  • 285+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 180no vehicle
  • 6001 vehicle
  • 1,1292 vehicles
  • 5683 vehicles
  • 1054 vehicles
  • 1035+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in renter-occupied apartments
  • 544no vehicle
  • 9561 vehicle
  • 4722 vehicles
  • 1243 vehicles
  • 434 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, Texas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, Texas
  • 01 room
  • 152 rooms
  • 2053 rooms
  • 3344 rooms
  • 7165 rooms
  • 5026 rooms
  • 5137 rooms
  • 2458 rooms
  • 1559+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Texas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Texas
  • 3181 room
  • 2782 rooms
  • 1993 rooms
  • 4194 rooms
  • 5965 rooms
  • 1316 rooms
  • 1237 rooms
  • 98 rooms
  • 669+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Athens, TX
  • Athens, TX household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Athens, TX in 2022
  • 165Less than $10,000
  • 452$10,000 to $19,999
  • 586$20,000 to $29,999
  • 594$30,000 to $39,999
  • 275$40,000 to $49,999
  • 182$50,000 to $59,999
  • 479$60,000 to $74,999
  • 968$75,000 to $99,999
  • 439$100,000 to $124,999
  • 128$125,000 to $149,999
  • 365$150,000 to $199,999
  • 252$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Athens, TX

  • Distribution of house value in Athens, TX in 2022
  • 8Less than $10,000
  • 109$10,000 to $14,999
  • 12$15,000 to $19,999
  • 41$20,000 to $24,999
  • 29$30,000 to $34,999
  • 31$35,000 to $39,999
  • 177$40,000 to $49,999
  • 42$50,000 to $59,999
  • 79$60,000 to $69,999
  • 22$70,000 to $79,999
  • 90$80,000 to $89,999
  • 30$90,000 to $99,999
  • 83$100,000 to $124,999
  • 71$125,000 to $149,999
  • 273$150,000 to $174,999
  • 192$175,000 to $199,999
  • 492$200,000 to $249,999
  • 214$250,000 to $299,999
  • 214$300,000 to $399,999
  • 45$400,000 to $499,999
  • 80$500,000 to $749,999
  • 25$750,000 to $999,999
  • 71$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Athens, TX

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Athens, TX in 2022
  • 18Less than $100
  • 5$100 to $149
  • 8$200 to $249
  • 30$250 to $299
  • 36$350 to $399
  • 91$400 to $449
  • 70$450 to $499
  • 184$500 to $549
  • 99$550 to $599
  • 213$600 to $649
  • 131$650 to $699
  • 64$700 to $749
  • 134$800 to $899
  • 126$900 to $999
  • 234$1,000 to $1,249
  • 207$1,250 to $1,499
  • 9$1,500 to $1,999
  • 210$2,000 to $2,499
  • 151$2,500 to $2,999
  • 112$3,500 or more
  • 25No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.7%
Number of people working at home: 320 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 536
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,791
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,126
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 357
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 231
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 228
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 514
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 86
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 14
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 505
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 242
  • 90 or more minutes: 229
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Athens

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 9,690 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled: 1,045 (8.9%)
  • Bus: 25 (0.2%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 103 (0.9%)
  • Taxi: 81 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 135 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 320 (2.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.1%Males
  • 1.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 3.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Athens, Texas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Athens, Texas
  • 4052010 or later
  • 3112000 to 2009
  • 3681990 to 1999
  • 4811980 to 1989
  • 981970 to 1979
  • 66Before 1970
Ancestries in Athens, TX

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 1,133 (12.8%)
  • American: 929 (10.5%)
  • Irish: 413 (4.6%)
  • German: 324 (3.6%)
  • Scottish: 109 (1.2%)
  • African: 77 (0.9%)
  • European: 46 (0.5%)
  • Italian: 42 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 36 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 21 (0.2%)
  • Bermudan: 18 (0.2%)
  • French: 16 (0.2%)
  • Polish: 12 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 9 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 6 (0.07%)
  • Egyptian: 3 (0.03%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Athens:

61.1% (881)
Texas:

48.4% (2,411,723)

Cambodia
Athens:

15.5% (223)
Texas:

0.2% (9,997)

Honduras
Athens:

8.7% (125)
Texas:

3.0% (147,182)

Africa, n.e.c.
Athens:

4.0% (58)
Texas:

0.2% (11,205)

India
Athens:

3.3% (48)
Texas:

6.1% (306,347)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 9,179
  • Other state: 2,256
  • Northeast: 225
  • Midwest: 542
  • South: 852
  • West: 633

83.1% of Athens residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66.6% lived in Texas.


Athens:

83.1%
State average:

85.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 37
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 66
  • 5th and 6th grade: 155
  • 7th and 8th grade: 152
  • 9th grade: 24
  • 10th grade: 116
  • 11th grade: 92
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 49
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,186
  • Less than 1 year of college: 211
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 637
  • Associate degree: 244
  • Bachelor's degree: 546
  • Master's degree: 264
  • Professional school degree: 69
  • Doctorate degree: 50
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 202
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 12
  • 5th and 6th grade: 192
  • 7th and 8th grade: 82
  • 9th grade: 82
  • 10th grade: 32
  • 11th grade: 106
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,663
  • Less than 1 year of college: 470
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 820
  • Associate degree: 206
  • Bachelor's degree: 499
  • Master's degree: 433
  • Professional school degree: 8
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Athens marital status for males
Athens marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,466
  • One, attached: 34
  • Two: 259
  • 3 or 4: 157
  • 5 to 9: 327
  • 10 to 19: 277
  • 20 to 49: 208
  • 50 or more: 371
  • Mobile homes: 273
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,843

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 11.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Athens
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Athens, TX
  • 51.8%Electricity
  • 46.7%Utility gas
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Athens, TX
  • 71.3%Electricity
  • 21.9%Utility gas
  • 5.6%No fuel used
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here:

0.8%
Texas:

8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 58
Here:

10.4%
Texas:

8.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 83
Here:

11.2%
Texas:

16.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability