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| Athens |
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| Population 2002: | 13,464 |
| Population 2000: | 13,220 |
| Elevation: | 867 feet |
| Area codes: | 423 |
| Population growth: | +244 (+1.85%) |
| Land area: | 13.5 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.2% (1.1% Latin America, 0.7% Asia) |
| County: | McMinn |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (30.3%), Educational,health and social services (16.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.5%), Retail trade (10.9%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 85.1% |
| Black: | 9.3% |
| Hispanic: | 3.0% |
| Other race: | 1.3% |
| Two or more races: | 1.3% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
| Japanese: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 56.6% |
| Never married: | 19.7% |
| Divorced: | 12.4% |
| Widowed: | 9.0% |
| Separated: | 2.3% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $76,500 |
| Household income: | $29,277 |
| Resident age: | 36.5 years |
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| Athens Compared to Tennessee State Average |
| Median house value: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 71.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 16.6% |
| Unemployed: | 7.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 703.7 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 665 (4936.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 217 (1610.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 186 (1380.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 73 (541.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 18 (133.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 7 (52.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 24.3% |
| Irish: | 9.2% |
| English: | 8.4% |
| German: | 7.4% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 3.4% |
| Scottish: | 1.7% |