Athens 37303

65Elevated priority

Part of McMinn County · Rest of Tennessee · Tennessee · ranked #300 of 1,274 across the two states

Population now

25,226

169 per sq mi

Growth, last 5 years

+1,080

+4.5%

Projected next 5 years

+929

+0.7% a year → 26,155

Nearest Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) church

1.3 mi

Athens-Woodward Avenue

Population, 2013 to 2028

Solid history from ACS five-year estimates, plotted at each window’s end-year; the next five years follow the official county projection, apportioned to this ZIP area by population share.

Why this scores 64.7

Growth — are people moving here?59 · weight 86%

+1,080 in five years, +929 projected

Viability — enough people to sustain a plant?100 · weight 14%

25,226 residents today

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) coverage — context, not in the score

5 Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) churches within 12 mi, 5,045 people each. Nearest church 1.3 mi. By the owner's ruling, how near a Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) church is carries no weight in the score.

Within 3.1 mi: 1
Within 6.2 mi: 1
Within 12 mi: 5

Who lives here

Population makeup

The five parts add to the 25,226 people who live here. “Hispanic or Latino” is the Census term and counts people of any race; the other four are the not-Hispanic population by race.

White, not Hispanic: 85.0%; 21,452
Hispanic or Latino: 5.2%; 1,318
Other, not Hispanic: 4.9%; 1,237
Black, not Hispanic: 4.1%; 1,041
Asian, not Hispanic: 0.7%; 178

Age, money, schooling, home and language

Median age: 42.1 yrs
Households with children: 28.7%; 2,957 of 10,311 households
Median household income: $60,874
Income per person: $32,025
Below the poverty level: 13.8%; 3,354 of the 24,289 people poverty status is determined for
Unemployed: 4.6%; 548 of a labor force of 11,963
High school or higher: 86.4%; of 17,941 residents aged 25 and over
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.9%; of 17,941 residents aged 25 and over
Spanish spoken at home: 3.7%; 878 people aged 5 and over, 301 of them speaking English less than “very well”
Foreign-born: 3.6%; 898 residents
Owner-occupied homes: 68.5%; 7,068 owned, 3,243 rented
Median home value: $196,800; median gross rent $815

What these numbers are. ACS 2019–2023 five-year estimates by ZIP area. Medians are ZIP-level medians, not averages. They are estimates, not a headcount, and every one carries a margin of error — a small figure in a single ZIP area is indicative, not exact. An em dash means the Census Bureau publishes no estimate for this ZIP area; it never means zero.

Nearest Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) churches

Distance	Church	City	Contact
1.3 mi	Athens-Woodward Avenue	Athens 37303	Website · (423) 745-618
6.6 mi	Riceville	Riceville 37370	(423) 421-7213
8.7 mi	Hillcrest Church of God	Etowah 37331	(423) 781-5033
9.2 mi	Englewood	Englewood 37329	Website · (423) 887-5901
11 mi	Decatur	Decatur 37322	(423) 961-2630
14 mi	Victory Praise Church of God	Sweetwater 37874	(423) 371-3879
14 mi	Watts Bar	Decatur 37322	Website · (423) 334-9823
15 mi	Decatur-Cotton Port Road	Decatur 37322	Website