Athens, Michigan - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,008
Male Share of the Population	45.3%
Female Share of the Population	54.7%
Senior Citizens	12.3%
Employed Population 16+	491
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	45.3%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14.5%
Median Earnings25+	$35,208
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$35,278
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$34,167

Wealth

Median Family Income	$55,625
% Above Poverty Level	89.7%
% Below Poverty Level	10.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	30 minutes
% Working from Home	2.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.4%
% Using Public Transportation	1%

Housing

People Living Alone	23.8%
Median Gross Rent	$825
Median House Value	$87,000

Ancestry

German	36%
English	16.3%
Irish	11.9%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.5%
Polish	3.7%
Dutch	3%
French Except Basque	2.9%
Italian	1.7%
Scottish	1.4%
Norwegian	1.2%
Slovene	0.9%
Belgian	0.9%
Danishn	0.8%
Welsh	0.7%
Swedish	0.7%
Finnish	0.6%
Canadian	0.4%
Swiss	0.2%
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Athens Almanac

Category	Value
County	Calhoun County
Standard Zip Codes	49011
Phone Area Codes	269
Time Zone	America/Detroit
Approximate Latitude	42.08
Approximate Longitude	-85.23

Athens Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	COLDWATER STATE SCHOOL
Distance	15.4 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 29 F
Apr Temp	36 to 56 F
Jul Temp	60 to 81 F
Oct Temp	40 to 60 F
Annual Precip	35.6 inches

Station	GULL LAKE BIOL STA
Distance	22.8 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 32 F
Apr Temp	36 to 61 F
Jul Temp	61 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 63 F
Annual Precip	38.8 inches

Station	CHARLOTTE
Distance	37.9 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 29 F
Apr Temp	36 to 56 F
Jul Temp	60 to 81 F
Oct Temp	40 to 59 F
Annual Precip	33.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Burlington	282	$64,583
Climax	759	$67,500
Colon	1,243	$52,750
Sherwood	410	$57,031
Tekonsha	684	$45,556

Athens Public Libraries

Athens Community Library
106 EAST BURR OAK STREET
Athens, Michigan
(269) 729-4479

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Athens Public Schools

Athens High School
300 East Holcomb St
ZIP: 49011
(269) 729-5414
Other
Total Enrollment 313

Athens Private Schools

Factoryville Christian School
1291 Factoryville Rd
ZIP: 49011
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 68

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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