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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Athens Area is $17,069, which is much lower than the state average of $26,520 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Athens Area median household income is $33,773. On average Athens Area residents spend 19.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #838

Athens Area	17,069 USD
Ohio	26,520 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Athens Area	11,662 USD
Ohio	29,672 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Athens Area	15,580 USD
Ohio	35,698 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Athens Area	9,121 USD
Ohio	24,126 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #823

Athens Area	33,773 USD
Ohio	48,849 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Athens Area	46,547 USD
Ohio	65,491 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Athens Area	11.87%
Ohio	19.27%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Athens Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Ohio and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Athens Area		Ohio		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.17%	$8,912, see rank	20.41%	$12,326	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.27%	$13,847, see rank	30.33%	$17,126	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.58%	$2,621, see rank	3.33%	$3,240	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.90%	$25,909, see rank	20.91%	$22,104	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Athens Area	50,820 USD
Ohio	62,104 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Athens Area	62,843 USD
Ohio	78,539 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Athens Area	Ohio	U.S.
White	$34,617, see rank	$52,251	$56,900
Black	$16,964, see rank	$27,909	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,083, see rank	$37,644	$42,396
Asian	$14,948, see rank	$69,172	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$7,944, see rank	$32,551	$37,170
One Race, Other	$41,413, see rank	$35,695	$40,300
Two or More Races	$16,488, see rank	$35,360	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Athens Area	Ohio	U.S.
less than 25	$8,067, see rank	$21,759	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,769, see rank	$53,889	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,280, see rank	$60,154	$65,027
65 or over	$35,061, see rank	$35,190	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Athens Area	Ohio	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	55,961, see rank	9,197,668	248,775,628
Male¹	27,844, 49.76%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,959, 53.72%, see rank	68.34%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,959, 53.72%, see rank	68.17%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,312, 88.99%, see rank	90.09%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,647, 11.01%, see rank	9.91%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,885, 46.28%, see rank	31.66%	30.72%
Female¹	28,117, 50.24%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,079, 53.63%, see rank	59.15%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	15,079, 53.63%, see rank	59.12%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	13,268, 87.99%, see rank	91.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,811, 12.01%, see rank	8.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	13,038, 46.37%, see rank	40.85%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Athens Area	Ohio	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	25,650, 100%	5,199,477	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,551, 68.42%, see rank	83.53%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,198, 8.57%, see rank	7.95%	9.59%
Public Transportation	240, 0.94%, see rank	1.62%	5.06%
Walked	3,983, 15.53%, see rank	2.28%	2.78%
Other Means	452, 1.76%, see rank	1.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,226, 4.78%, see rank	3.51%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Athens Area	19.6 minutes
Ohio	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Athens Area	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,580	5,303,013	143,435,233
Male¹	13,312, 50.08%, see rank	51.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,391, 32.99%, see rank	31.33%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,722, 20.45%, see rank	13.93%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,307, 17.33%, see rank	17.05%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	32, 0.24%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,261, 9.47%, see rank	7.79%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,849, 13.89%, see rank	23.32%	17.94%
Female¹	13,268, 49.92%, see rank	48.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,175, 39.00%, see rank	38.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,505, 26.42%, see rank	21.81%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,005, 30.19%, see rank	31.93%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.10%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 0.10%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	506, 3.81%, see rank	7.38%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Athens Area	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,580, 100%	5,303,013	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	333, 1.25%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,212, 4.56%, see rank	5.15%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,501, 5.65%, see rank	15.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	303, 1.14%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,175, 11.95%, see rank	11.72%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	748, 2.81%, see rank	4.72%	4.93%
Information	537, 2.02%, see rank	1.76%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	817, 3.07%, see rank	6.40%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,307, 4.92%, see rank	9.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,302, 42.52%, see rank	24.42%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,601, 13.55%, see rank	8.95%	9.49%
Public Administration	615, 2.31%, see rank	3.97%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,129, 4.25%, see rank	4.51%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Athens Area	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population in Poverty	17,485	31.62%, see rank	15.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,126	17.51%, see rank	11.69%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.