What are the demographics of Athens, Ohio?
Athens is a college town, with a university-based population over 25,000, of which most are university students. The total permanent population of the City of Athens is just over 20,000 due to the census bureau, with many other Athens workers (and some students) living in nearby housing developments and communities like Albany and The Plains. As of the census of 2000, there were 21,342 people, 6,271 households, and 1,906 families residing in the city. The population density was 988.0/km sq (2,560.4/mi sq). There were 6,715 housing units at an average density of 310.9/km sq (805.6/mi sq). The racial makeup of the city was 89.16% White, 3.82% Black or Race (United States Census)African American, 0.15% Native American, 4.47% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from Race (United States Census)other races, and 1.74% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were Hispanic AmericanHispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,271 households out of which 12.9% had children under the age
