The Athens-Clarke County Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of four counties – Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe – in northeastern

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, anchored by the city of

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. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 215,479.

Communities

*Places with more than 5,000 inhabitants ** Athens-Clarke County (balance) – Principal city *Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants ** Bogart ** Comer ** Watkinsville ** Winterville *Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants ** Colbert ** Crawford ** Danielsville ** North High Shoals *Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants ** Arnoldsville **

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** Carlton ** Hull ** Ila ** Lexington ** Maxeys

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 166,079 people, 63,406 households, and 37,885 families residing in the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 73.54%

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, 20.48%

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, 0.20% Native American, 2.20% Asian, 0.04%

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, 2.32% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.79% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $38,885, and the median income for a family was $46,685. Males had a median income of $33,441 versus $23,764 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,841.

References

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Communities

Demographics

See also

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