People QuickFacts Athens-Clarke County Georgia Population, 2006 estimate 111,580 9,363,941 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 11.3% 14.4% Population, 2000 100,266 8,186,453 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.2% 7.3% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 17.8% 26.5% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 8.0% 9.6% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.2% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 64.7% 65.1% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 27.4% 28.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.1% 2.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.4% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 6.4% 5.3%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 33.6% 49.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.4% 7.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 11.9% 9.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 81.0% 78.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 40.0% 24.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.6 27.7  Housing units, 2000 41,633 3,281,737 Homeownership rate, 2000 41.5% 67.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $112,000 $111,200  Households, 2000 39,239 3,006,369 Persons per household, 2000 2.35 2.65 Median household income, 1999 $28,118 $42,433 Per capita money income, 1999 $17,103 $21,154 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 28.6% 13.0%     Business QuickFacts Athens-Clarke County Georgia Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,311,023 201,091,040 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,461,556 90,098,578 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,478 $10,499 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 217,937 12,740,423 Total number of firms, 2002 7,562 674,521 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 11.5% 13.4% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.9% 4.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.3% 29.1%      Geography QuickFacts Athens-Clarke County Georgia Land area, 2000 (square miles) 117 57,906 Persons per square mile, 2000 851.5 141.4 FIPS Code 03440 13 Counties Clarke County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts