Athens, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population

13,200

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.2

9.04% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.7%

0.78% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$67,984

3.71% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$210,800

2.48% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

6,037

2.32% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Athens, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.6% of the residents in Athens, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Athens, TX are Trinity Valley Community College (1,451 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Athens, TX was $210,800, and the homeownership rate was 57.7%.

Most people in Athens, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Athens, TX was 2 cars per household.

United States Texas Henderson County, TX Athens, TX East Texas COG (Southwest)--Henderson & Anderson Counties PUMA, TX

Population & Diversity

Athens, TX is home to a population of 13.2k people, from which 92.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 12% of Athens, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.59k people).

In 2024, there were 2.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.37k people) in Athens, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.12k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.72k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.6%

2024 Citizenship

93%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.6% of Athens, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Athens, TX was 93%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Athens, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Athens, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.37k ± 486
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.12k ± 556
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.72k ± 397

31.8%

Hispanic Population

4.2k people

31.8% of the people in Athens, TX are hispanic (4.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Athens, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

12%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.59k people

10.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.32k people

As of 2024, 12% of Athens, TX residents (1.59k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Athens, TX was 10.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Athens, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
219 ± 157
Vietnam
205 ± 105
Gulf War (1990s)
106 ± 79

Athens, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Athens, TX.

Economy

The economy of Athens, TX employs 6.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Athens, TX were Accommodation & Food Services (977 people), Educational Services (811 people), and Manufacturing (804 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($145,476), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,804), and Educational Services ($49,149).

Employment

Occupations

6.04k

2024 Value

± 697

2.32%

1 Year growth

± 15.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Athens, TX grew at a rate of 2.32%, from 5.9k employees to 6.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Athens, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (756 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (749 people), and Management Occupations (655 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Athens, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.04k

2024 Value

± 697

2.32%

1 Year growth

± 15.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Athens, TX grew at a rate of 2.32%, from 5.9k employees to 6.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Athens, TX, are Accommodation & Food Services (977 people), Educational Services (811 people), and Manufacturing (804 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Athens, TX, though some of these residents may live in Athens, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,627

Median earning men ± $9,381

$28,381

Median earning women ± $4,985

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($67,569), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,139), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($51,696).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,952), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,625), and Public Administration ($44,550).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Athens, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Athens, TX awarded 1,451 degrees. The student population of Athens, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,084 male students and 3,216 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Athens, TX are White (708 and 49.4%), Hispanic or Latino (391 and 27.3%), Black or African American (229 and 16%), and Unknown (44 and 3.07%).

The largest universities in Athens, TX by number of degrees awarded are Trinity Valley Community College (1,451 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Athens, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (659 and 45.4%), Registered Nursing (209 and 14.4%), and General Cosmetology (141 and 9.72%).

The median tuition cost in Athens, TX for a public four year colleges is $1,170 for in-state students and $4,500 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 5,300 students enrolled in Athens, TX, 39.3% men and 60.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,738 records, of which 61.2% were women and 38.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Education
33 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
659 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
136 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Athens, TX was General Education with 33 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Athens, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Trinity Valley Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,451 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Trinity Valley Community College with 1,451 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 564 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Athens, TX, which is 0.636 times less than the 887 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 708 degrees mean that there were 1.81 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 391 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($1,170) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,775) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Athens, TX was $210,800 in 2024, which is 0.634 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $205,700 to $210,800, a 2.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Athens, TX is 57.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Athens, TX have an average commute time of 20.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Athens, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$210,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,667

$2,709

Median Property Taxes

±$407

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Athens, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Athens, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

57.7%

Homeownership

2024

61.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57.7% of the housing units in Athens, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Athens, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,984

Median Household Income

± $17,249

4.7k

Number of Households

± 569

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.7k households in Athens, TX declined from $67,984 from the previous year's value of $70,601.

The following chart displays the households in Athens, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Athens, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.5%)
Carpooled (12.9%)
Worked At Home (3.1%)

In 2024, 80.5% of workers in Athens, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (3.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Athens, TX have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.46% of the workforce in Athens, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Athens, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Athens, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Athens, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Athens, TX (1.54k out of 12.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Athens, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

75.9% of the population of Athens, TX has health coverage, with 30.7% on employee plans, 21.2% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.451% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 26.1% between 18 and 34 years, 29.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

24.1%

Uninsured

30.7%

Employer Coverage

21.2%

Medicaid

13.1%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

0.451%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Athens, TX grew by 12.8% from 21.3% to 24.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Athens, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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