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24712 zip code Athens
Zip Code: 24712
State: West Virginia
Population: 2237
Housing Units: 982
Land Area: 17.6 square miles
45.6 square kilometers
Water Area: 0 square miles
0 square kilometers
City Name: Athens
Post Office Name: Athens
County: Mercer
Area Code: 304
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +37.452346
Longitude: -081.009160
State Zip Codes: West Virginia Zip Codes
State Geography: West Virginia Geography


24712 Overview 24712 Demographic 24712 Economic 24712 Housing 24712 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 2,237 100.0 100%
  Male 1,232 55.1 49.1%
  Female 1,005 44.9 50.9%
Median Age 25.4 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 85 3.8 6.8%
18 years and over 1,916 85.7 74.3%
65 years and over 251 11.2 12.4%
One race 2,224 99.4 97.6%
  White 2,109 94.3 75.1%
  Black or African American 78 3.5 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 4 0.2 0.9%
  Asian 31 1.4 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 1 0.0 5.5%
  Two or more races 13 0.6 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11 0.5 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.28 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.76 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 982 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 697 71.0 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 539 77.3 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 158 22.7 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 285 29.0 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 1,194 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 907 76.0 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 276 23.1 24.4%
Civilian veterans 244 12.3 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 296 24.9 19.2%
Foreign born 13 0.6 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 1,178 57.7 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 19 0.9 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 1,217 60.5 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 28.5 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 29,821 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 37,054 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 12,039 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 84 16.9 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 418 25.0 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 325 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 69,000 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 652 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 192 (X) 295


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