Athens City, Texas Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Athens Population: 11297 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 5356 47.41% Female 5941 52.59%       Under 5 years 894 7.91% 5 to 9 years 828 7.33% 10 to 14 years 786 6.96% 15 to 19 years 958 8.48% 20 to 24 years 828 7.33% 25 to 34 years 1400 12.39% 35 to 44 years 1420 12.57% 45 to 54 years 1208 10.69% 55 to 59 years 516 4.57% 60 to 64 years 436 3.86% 65 to 74 years 893 7.9% 75 to 84 years 741 6.56% 85 years and over 389 3.44%       Median age (years) 34.7       18 years and over 8314 73.59% Male 3779 33.45% Female 4535 40.14% 21 years and over 7607 67.34% 62 years and over 2285 20.23% 65 years and over 2023 17.91% Male 717 6.35% Female 1306 11.56%       Race     One race % White 8150 72.14% Black or African American 2172 19.23% American Indian and Alaska Native 35 0.31% Asian 72 0.64% Asian indian 17 0.15% Chinese 12 0.11% Filipino 11 0.1% Japanese 12 0.11% Korean 2 0.02% Vietnamese 8 0.07% Other Asian 10 0.09% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.06% Native Hawaiian 4 0.04% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 3 0.03% Some other race 697 6.17% Two or more races 164 1.45%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 11297 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1962 17.37% Mexican 1739 15.39% Puerto Rican 3 0.03% Cuban 6 0.05% Other Hispanic or Latino 214 1.89% Not Hispanic or Latino 9335 82.63% White alone 6986 61.84%       Relationship     Total Population 11297 100.00% In households 10473 92.71% Householder 4110 36.38% Spouse 2019 17.87% Child 3264 28.89% Own child under 18 years 2597 22.99% Other relatives 705 6.24% Under 18 years 312 2.76% Nonrelatives 375 3.32% Unmarried partner 154 1.36% In group quarters 824 7.29% Institutionalized population 507 4.49% Non-Institutionalized population 317 2.81%       Households by Type     Total Households 4110 100.0 % Family households (families) 2807 68.3% With own children under 18 years 1343 32.68% Married-couple family 2019 49.12% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 632 15.38% With own children under 18 years 365 8.88% Non Family households 1303 31.7% Householder living alone 1176 28.61% Householder 65 years and over 600 14.6%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1518 36.93% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1278 31.09%       Average Household size 2.55 Average family size 3.13       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 4549 100.00% Occupied housing units 4110 90.35% Vacant housing units 439 9.65% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 49 1.08% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 4110 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 2431 59.15% Renter-occupied housing units. 1679 40.85%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.64 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.41

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