Diversity

53.4k people call Athens, Tennessee home, of which 98.2% are citizens. In Athens, Tennessee, 2.79% of persons were foreign-born as of the year 2020. (1.49k people).

In Athens, Tennessee, White (non-Hispanic) residents (47.3k) outnumbered persons of all other races and ethnicities by 25.9 times in 2020. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 1.83k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.57k White (Hispanic) inhabitants.

Ethnicity and Race

In Athens, Tennessee, White (non-Hispanic) residents (47.3k) outnumbered persons of all other races and ethnicities by 25.9 times in 2020. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 1.83k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.57k White (Hispanic) inhabitants.

Hispanic population: 4.2% in Athens, Tennessee (2.24k people).

Population Born Abroad

1.49k persons in Athens, Tennessee were born outside of the country in 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Athens, Tennessee had 2.77% of residents who were foreign-born in 2019, indicating a rising trend.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Athens, Tennessee, in 2020 was 42.4. Citizens who were born in the country were typically older than those who were born abroad, whose median age was 39. However, the population of Athens, Tennessee, is getting younger. The average age of all people living in Athens, Tennessee, in 2019 was 43.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

98.2% of Athens, Tennessee, people were US citizens as of 2020, which is higher than the 93.4% national average. Athens, Tennessee, had 98.2% of its population identify as US citizens in 2019, indicating that the citizenship rate has been rising.

Veterans

Vietnam veterans make up a significant portion of the military population in Veterans Athens, Tennessee—2.45 times more than in any other combat.

Economy

Athens, Tennessee has a median household income of $46,872. Williamson County, Tennessee had the highest Median Household Income in Athens, Tennessee in 2020, with a value of $111,196. Wilson County, Tennessee, and Sumner County, Tennessee, came in second and third, with values of $78,962 and $69,878, respectively.

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

22.2k people work in Athens, Tennessee's economy. Manufacturing (5,406 people), Retail Trade (2,896 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,441 people), and Manufacturing ($42,151) employ the most people in Athens, Tennessee. Wholesale Trade ($55,446), Utilities ($53,406), and Manufacturing ($42,151) pay the greatest wages.