Athens is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 19,084 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Athens is the 28th largest community in Alabama.

Athens is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Athens is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Athens who work in office and administrative support jobs (9.99%), sales jobs (9.92%), and management occupations (8.00%).

Also of interest is that Athens has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For most residents of Athens, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.8% of people in Athens drive alone to work on most days, making Athens a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Athens's landscape.

Athens Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Athens is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 24.74% of adults in Athens have a college degree.

The per capita income in Athens in 2000 was $19,315, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,260 for a family of four.

Athens is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Athens home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Athens is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Athens include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Athens is English. Some people also speak Spanish.