Cities / Georgia / Athens-Clarke County

Athens-Clarke County, GA

127,345 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 93°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Athens-Clarke County)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 3.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ATL

64 mi — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Population & People

Population

127,345

Median age

29.4

Median household income

$52,974

Poverty rate

26.5%

Unemployment rate

5.3%

Bachelor's degree+

47.3%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

11.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$299,200

Median gross rent

$1,219/mo

Homeownership rate

40.66%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,331

HUD Fair Market Rent (Clarke County, 1 mi from Athens-Clarke County), 2026. Efficiency $1159, 1BR $1183, 2BR $1331, 3BR $1734, 4BR $1831. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Georgia commercial electricity

11.5¢/kWh

Georgia industrial electricity

7.81¢/kWh

Georgia residential electricity

14.73¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

924828.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

710412.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Georgia

662.12

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Source: FRED, Georgia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

163 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Georgia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Georgia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).