Athens is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 15,050 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Athens is the 42nd largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Athens is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Athens is a city of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Athens who work in sales jobs (9.96%), management occupations (9.74%), and office and administrative support (6.65%). Athens is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Athens overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Athens, 23.22% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Athens in 2022 was $31,458, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,832 for a family of four. However, Athens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Athens is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Athens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Athens residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Athens include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Athens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
