Income and Poverty in Athens County, Ohio

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Athens County had a median household income level of $24,863, this was 22.2 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Athens County, Ohio White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $32,776 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $13,802. This median income level is 56.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic in Athens County, Ohio recorded a median income of $19,943, which is 37.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 21.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $25,009.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Athens County reported a relatively low median household income of $31,967 (2005 Dollars). This median is 49.9 percent lower than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median is 53.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Athens County, Ohio can be recognized as having a very high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 27.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 46.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 18 to 64 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Athens County, reporting 31.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.