Athens, WV

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5403292, place: Athens town, West Virginia)

Total Population: 1,102
Male: 657 (59.62%)
Female: 445 (40.38%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 40 (3.63%)
5 to 9 years: 32 (2.9%)
10 to 14 years: 38 (3.45%)
15 to 19 years: 169 (15.34%)
20 to 24 years: 303 (27.5%)
25 to 34 years: 105 (9.53%)
35 to 44 years: 87 (7.89%)
45 to 54 years: 117 (10.62%)
55 to 59 years: 36 (3.27%)
60 to 64 years: 39 (3.54%)
65 to 74 years: 53 (4.81%)
75 to 84 years: 62 (5.63%)
85 years and over: 21 (1.91%)

Median age: 23.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 962 (87.3%)
21 years and over: 722 (65.52%)
62 years and over: 153 (13.88%)
65 years and over: 136 (12.34%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 962 (87.3%)
--Male: 587 (53.27%)
--Female: 375 (34.03%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 136 (12.34%)
--Male: 49 (4.45%)
--Female: 87 (7.89%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,090 (98.91%)
--White: 1,010 (91.65%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10 (0.91%)
--Black or African American: 53 (4.81%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 2 (0.18%)
--Asian: 17 (1.54%)
----Asian Indian: 8 (0.73%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 5 (0.45%)
----Korean: 1 (0.09%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 3 (0.27%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.09%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.09%)
--Some other race: 0 (0%)
Two or more Races: 12 (1.09%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10 (0.91%)
--Mexican: 7 (0.64%)
--Puerto Rican: 1 (0.09%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 2 (0.18%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,092 (99.09%)
--White Alone: 1,010 (91.65%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 769 (69.78%)
--Householder: 359 (32.58%)
--Spouse: 157 (14.25%)
--Child: 173 (15.7%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 127 (11.52%)
--Other relatives: 17 (1.54%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 7 (0.64%)
--Nonrelatives: 63 (5.72%)
----Unmarried partner: 12 (1.09%)
Living in group quarters: 333 (30.22%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 333 (30.22%)
Total households: 359
Family households (families): 200 (55.71%)
----With own children under 18 years: 73 (20.33%)
--Married-couple families: 157 (43.73%)
----With own children under 18 years: 52 (14.48%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 36 (10.03%)
----With own children under 18 years: 21 (5.85%)
Nonfamily households: 159 (44.29%)
--Householder living alone: 118 (32.87%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 53 (14.76%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 80 (22.28%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 104 (28.97%)
Average household size: 2.14 people
Average family size: 2.74 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 414
Occupied housing units: 359 (86.71%)
Vacant housing units: 55 (13.29%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 12 (2.9%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 10.1%
Occupied housing units: 359 (86.71%)
Owner occupied housing units: 243 (58.7%)
Renter occupied housing units: 116 (28.02%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.14 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.14 people

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