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Athens, TN

Mcminn County, Tennessee

Latitude: 35.448171     Longitude: -84.602069
Population 13,878 (2005)



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4702320, place: Athens city, Tennessee)

Total Population: 13,220
Male: 6,066 (45.89%)
Female: 7,154 (54.11%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 905 (6.85%)
5 to 9 years: 880 (6.66%)
10 to 14 years: 887 (6.71%)
15 to 19 years: 868 (6.57%)
20 to 24 years: 953 (7.21%)
25 to 34 years: 1,831 (13.85%)
35 to 44 years: 1,912 (14.46%)
45 to 54 years: 1,578 (11.94%)
55 to 59 years: 698 (5.28%)
60 to 64 years: 548 (4.15%)
65 to 74 years: 1,064 (8.05%)
75 to 84 years: 796 (6.02%)
85 years and over: 300 (2.27%)

Median age: 36.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 10,057 (76.07%)
21 years and over: 9,467 (71.61%)
62 years and over: 2,491 (18.84%)
65 years and over: 2,160 (16.34%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 10,057 (76.07%)
--Male: 4,477 (33.87%)
--Female: 5,580 (42.21%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 2,160 (16.34%)
--Male: 764 (5.78%)
--Female: 1,396 (10.56%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 13,044 (98.67%)
--White: 11,247 (85.08%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 398 (3.01%)
--Black or African American: 1,232 (9.32%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 31 (0.23%)
--Asian: 182 (1.38%)
----Asian Indian: 31 (0.23%)
----Chinese: 7 (0.05%)
----Filipino: 11 (0.08%)
----Japanese: 76 (0.57%)
----Korean: 7 (0.05%)
----Vietnamese: 9 (0.07%)
----Other Asian: 41 (0.31%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 9 (0.07%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 7 (0.05%)
----Samoan: 2 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 177 (1.34%)
Two or more Races: 176 (1.33%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 398 (3.01%)
--Mexican: 152 (1.15%)
--Puerto Rican: 30 (0.23%)
--Cuban: 8 (0.06%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 208 (1.57%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 12,822 (96.99%)
--White Alone: 11,247 (85.08%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 12,719 (96.21%)
--Householder: 5,550 (41.98%)
--Spouse: 2,617 (19.8%)
--Child: 3,567 (26.98%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 2,824 (21.36%)
--Other relatives: 604 (4.57%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 269 (2.03%)
--Nonrelatives: 381 (2.88%)
----Unmarried partner: 153 (1.16%)
Living in group quarters: 501 (3.79%)
--Institutionalized Population: 318 (2.41%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 183 (1.38%)
Total households: 5,550
Family households (families): 3,592 (64.72%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,667 (30.04%)
--Married-couple families: 2,617 (47.15%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,089 (19.62%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 819 (14.76%)
----With own children under 18 years: 504 (9.08%)
Nonfamily households: 1,958 (35.28%)
--Householder living alone: 1,762 (31.75%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 721 (12.99%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 1,847 (33.28%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,497 (26.97%)
Average household size: 2.29 people
Average family size: 2.89 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 6,086
Occupied housing units: 5,550 (91.19%)
Vacant housing units: 536 (8.81%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 20 (0.33%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.8%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 10.8%
Occupied housing units: 5,550 (91.19%)
Owner occupied housing units: 3,379 (55.52%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,171 (35.67%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.38 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.15 people

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