Athens Tennessee Real Estate
Athens, Tennessee, is located in McMinn County, 47 miles NE of Chattanooga, Tennessee and 131 miles E of Nashville, Tennessee. Athens has a population of 13,220.
Athens Homes
Athens properties pool is 5,504 residential properties including Athens new homes. Median age of real estate in Athens is 1967. Average Household size is 2.89 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 22% are 2 bedroom homes, 58% are 3 bedroom homes, 16% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Athens Mortgage Statistics
Athens mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Athens |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
38% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
62% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
51% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
11% |
16% |
Athens Area Real Estate Tax
Athens Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $535 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 39,563. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Athens School District: Children make up 23.9% of Athens population. Athens has 3,163 under 18 years old residents, or 0.58 kids per one worker, or 0.57 kids per one household.
Athens Real Estate & Athens Homeownership
There are 1761.28 or 32% one person households, 1816.32 or 33% two person households, and 880.64 or 16% three person households in Athens, Tennessee. Median residents age is 36.5, Senior citizens (65+) make up 2,160 or 16.3%% of Athens population.
There are 5,421 workers (over 16 years of age) in Athens. Of these, 95.81% drive to work. Approximately 0.18% of workers in Athens take public transportation. An estimated 2.05% walk to work.
Median Athens homeowner's housing expences are 18%
Crime in Athens (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Athens |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
143.72 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
17.4 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
122.54 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
844.18 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
156.58 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
640.7 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
46.9 |
43.3 |
Invest in Athens Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Athens Tennessee area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Athens |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
- |
| Near Large City |
Nashville, Tennessee |
- |
| Athens Zip Codes |
37303 |
- |
| Athens Area Codes |
423 |
- |
| White population |
86.33% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
9.32% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
1.38% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.23% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
3.01% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 39,563% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
17.46% |
12.4% |
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