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- Athens-Clarke County is 0% more densely populated than Asheville.
- People are 17.2% less likely to be married in Athens-Clarke County.
- The Median Age is 11.8 years younger in Athens-Clarke County.
 Asheville, NCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock126,118329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock28.538.4
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 Population - 201083,407  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock100,266285,036,114
 Population - 199061,607  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now50.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,083.793.4
 Land Area45.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Asheville, NCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Asheville, NCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 White77.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.6%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Asheville, NCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Married Population40.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock31.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.5%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households38,933  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24,20380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,703  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.4%  Unlock10.8%
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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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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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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