Demographics of Athens city, Ohio

Athens city, Ohio had 25,313 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,509 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Athens city, in four figures

25,313
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 23,396 ±133.; +6.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,509 people.; 21.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $38,204 ±$8,071
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Athens city, Ohio's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Athens city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Athens city, Ohio's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Athens city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	23,804	100.0	100.0
2021	20,637	86.7	100.2
2022	22,691	95.3	100.7
2023	24,657	103.6	101.6
2024	25,023	105.1	102.5
2025	25,313	106.3	103.1

Population of Athens city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,804	—
2021	20,637	−3,167
2022	22,691	+2,054
2023	24,657	+1,966
2024	25,023	+366
2025	25,313	+290

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 21.6 ±0.2: for men 22.4 ±0.6 and for women 20.9 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Athens city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	384 ±150	1.6% ±0.6	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,495 ±357	6.4% ±1.5	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,396 ±896	57.3% ±3.8	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,027 ±460	17.2% ±2.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,618 ±365	11.2% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,476 ±241	6.3% ±1.0	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $38,204 ±$8,071, and income per person $26,028 ±$3,271, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Athens city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,701 ±430	37.3% ±5.7	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,451 ±313	20.0% ±4.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	777 ±159	10.7% ±2.1	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	579 ±198	8.0% ±2.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	819 ±216	11.3% ±2.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	386 ±135	5.3% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	525 ±133	7.3% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Athens city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	6,677 ±752	40.0% ±4.4	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	101 to 361	6.0% to 19.1%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,306 ±659	48.4% ±3.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	59 to 221	3.4% to 11.8%	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Athens city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Athens city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	8,221 ±362	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.0% ±0.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.0% ±2.9	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	32.6% ±3.5	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	67.4% ±4.1	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$247,000 ±$17,770	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,011 ±$82	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±4	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Athens city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	978 ±177	4.2% ±0.8	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,081 ±475	81.6% ±2.0	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	860 ±204	3.7% ±0.9	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	759 ±282	3.2% ±1.2	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,687 ±349	7.2% ±1.5	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Athens city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	14,985 ±760	64.0% ±3.2	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,637 ±696	28.4% ±3.0	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	229 ±104	1.0% ±0.4	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,545 ±353	6.6% ±1.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	460 ±141	2.0% ±0.6	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,085 ±327	4.6% ±1.4	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Athens city among the places of Ohio

72nd of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Athens city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wadsworth city	24,492 ±34
Pickerington city	24,477 ±31
Riverside city	24,435 ±36
Willoughby city	24,046 ±27
Solon city	23,943 ±40
Athens city	23,396 ±133
Maple Heights city	23,258 ±52
Trotwood city	23,041 ±30
Hudson city	23,039 ±73
Chillicothe city	21,902 ±22
Oxford city	21,753 ±42

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Athens city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 7 Places by poverty rate
No. 27 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 42 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 69 Places in Ohio by median home value
No. 75 Places in Ohio by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026