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County:

Athens County

State:

Ohio

FIPS Code:

39009

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

5.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

18,366

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

206,192

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.57

Wayne NF

17,555

% Water:

0.4

Other

811

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Low Employment, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

55,747

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

56,399

1.2%

-3.5%

4.7%

1990:

59,549

5.6%

0.5%

5.1%

2000:

62,223

4.5%

1.5%

3.0%

2005:

62,062

-0.3%

-1.6%

1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

57,768

92.8%

0-to-19:

17,596

28.3%

Black:

1,467

2.4%

20-to-39:

23,932

38.5%

Hispanic:

639

1.0%

40-to-59:

12,897

20.7%

American Indian:

164

0.3%

60-plus:

7,798

12.5%

Other:

2,185

3.5%

Median Age:

26.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

122.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

25.7%

Median Family Income:

$39,785

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.0%

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