Where has Athens looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Athens | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 61,737 | 53,898 | 64 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | -4.8% | -0.5% | 18 | ||
| Median household income | $56,001 | $53,726 | 64 | ||
| Poverty rate | 21.5% | 19.4% | 73 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.9% | 30.9% | 82 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | 0.6% | 3.4% | 9 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $185,000 | $168,850 | 64 | ||
| Median gross rent | $939 | $910 | 73 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.1% | 13.1% | 36 | ||
| Worked from home | 13.1% | 7.2% | 91 |
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| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 22.7 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.2 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 4.4 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 11.8 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 12.0 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.1 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.6 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 11.8 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella, MI | 74 | 64,565 | -8.4% | $55,237 | 31.3% |
| Jackson, IL | 72 | 53,064 | -11.7% | $48,763 | 36.3% |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 72 | 65,162 | -0.2% | $53,555 | 28.2% |
| Phelps, MO | 70 | 45,194 | +0.2% | $58,396 | 32.4% |
| Forrest, MS | 69 | 78,272 | +2.8% | $53,640 | 30.6% |
| Crawford, KS | 69 | 39,008 | -0.7% | $52,844 | 32.2% |
| Lowndes, MS | 67 | 57,838 | -3.2% | $53,812 | 28.1% |
| Johnson, MO | 66 | 54,732 | +1.6% | $67,272 | 29.1% |
| Winona, MN | 66 | 49,779 | -2.9% | $70,744 | 32.7% |
| Cherokee, OK | 65 | 47,942 | +0.2% | $53,218 | 29.2% |