Athens is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 128,561 people and 35 associated neighborhoods, Athens is the sixth largest community in Georgia.

Also of interest is that Athens has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Athens is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Athens is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.

Not only is Athens a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The education level of Athens ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Athens, 48.00% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Athens in 2022 was $30,043, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,172 for a family of four. However, Athens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Athens is an extremely 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. Athens also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Athens include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Athens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.