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Athens, TX vs Gainesville, TX

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- Gainesville is 0% more densely populated than Athens.
- People are 6.9% more likely to be married in Gainesville.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years younger in Gainesville.
 Athens, TXGainesville, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,146329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 201012,689  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock15,538285,036,114
 Population - 199010,967  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now16.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock888.393.4
 Land Area17.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Athens, TXGainesville, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Athens, TXGainesville, TXUnited States
 White44.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.2%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock32.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Athens, TXGainesville, TXUnited States
 Married Population46.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.7%50.2%
 Never Married34.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households4,276  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,39180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,554  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews
Charlie · Whitney, TX
Traffic problems
Over 15 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Julie · Montalba, TX
Athens is charming and clean.
Over 17 years ago

Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews
Bp · Gainesville, TX
Not like it use to be!
Over 14 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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David · Gainesville, TX
Quality of life for African Americans
Over 15 years ago

Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  More

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