Cities / Georgia / Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA
126,672 people
Right Now
Weather
77°F
Cloudy
Today: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny, high 91°F
Air Quality (PM2.5, Athens-Clarke County)
38
GoodNearest reporting area, 3.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.
Active Weather Alerts
0
Hourly forecast
10 AM
76°
6%
11 AM
79°
7%
12 PM
82°
5%
1 PM
84°
7%
2 PM
87°
9%
3 PM
89°
9%
4 PM
89°
10%
5 PM
90°
9%
6 PM
89°
7%
7 PM
87°
3%
8 PM
85°
6%
9 PM
81°
5%
10 PM
78°
5%
11 PM
77°
4%
12 AM
75°
5%
1 AM
74°
5%
2 AM
73°
4%
3 AM
73°
5%
4 AM
72°
2%
5 AM
71°
2%
6 AM
71°
7 AM
71°
1%
8 AM
71°
1%
9 AM
74°
1%
7-day forecast
Today
91°F
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Tonight
70°F
Mostly Clear
Monday
94°F
Sunny
Monday Night
71°F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
96°F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
72°F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
96°F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
73°F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
96°F
Sunny
Thursday Night
73°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
97°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday Night
73°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Saturday
96°F
Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday Night
72°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Source: National Weather Service.
Population & People
Population
126,672
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
$1,203
HUD Fair Market Rent (Georgia statewide average across 159 areas — not specific to Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)), 2026. Efficiency $979, 1BR $1023, 2BR $1203, 3BR $1524, 4BR $1775. 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
662.08
Unemployment Rate
3.3%
Source: FRED, Georgia-specific series.