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- Asheville is 0% more densely populated than Athens-Clarke County.
- People are 20.8% more likely to be married in Asheville.
- The Median Age is 11.8 years older in Asheville.
 Athens-Clarke County, GAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,272329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.338.4
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 Population - 2010116,089  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock68,889285,036,114
 Population - 199086,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,046.793.4
 Land Area116.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Athens-Clarke County, GAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2013.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Athens-Clarke County, GAAsheville, NCUnited States
 White54.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.9%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Athens-Clarke County, GAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Married Population33.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.6%50.2%
 Never Married53.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.312.60
 Households51,613  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,23080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,410  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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