Athena city, OR

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,333 ( 207 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population density: 2436.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,228	92.12%	21.1%
Black:	15	1.13%	200.0%
Indian:	9	0.68%	71.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	23	1.73%	15.0%
Hispanic:	58	4.35%	13.7%

Total non-White:	105	7.88%	6.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	214	23.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-7	-0.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,126
1,014	90.05%
5	0.44%
31	2.75%
5	0.44%
20	1.78%
51	4.53%
112	9.95%

2000
1,164
981	84.28%
0	0.00%
41	3.52%
2	0.17%
19	1.63%
121	10.40%
183	15.72%

1990
997
943	94.58%
0	0.00%
15	1.50%
0	0.00%
n/a
29	2.91%
54	5.42%

1980
965
938	97.20%
0	0.00%
6	0.62%
5	0.52%
n/a
16	1.66%
27	2.80%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

33	2.8
-71	-6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

38	3.8
129	12.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

5	0.5
27	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Athena city, OR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.1
235	17.6%
1,098	82.4%
198	14.9%

542
2.44

324	59.8%
272	84.0%
20	6.2%
218	40.2%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
281	25.0%
845	75.0%
183	16.3%

446
2.52

325	72.9%
250	76.9%
39	12.0%
121	27.1%

2000
Number	Percent
33.9
388	33.3%
776	66.7%
162	13.9%

429
2.71

325	75.8%
267	82.2%
23	7.1%
104	24.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
322	32.3%
675	67.7%
156	15.6%

360
2.77

268	74.4%
236	88.1%
20	7.5%
92	25.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
310	32.1%
655	67.9%
124	12.8%

351
2.75

271	77.2%
233	86.0%
24	8.9%
80	22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Athena city, OR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	28	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	31	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	13	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	13.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	173	31.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	51	9.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	57	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	26	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	0.6%
$200,000 or more	24	4.4%

Median Household Income	66,333
Per Capita Income	31,116

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	1.3%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	99	18.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	550	64.0%
Unemployed	48	5.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	598	69.5%
Not in Labor Force	262	30.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	350	79	81.6%
Non-Profit	4	43	8.5%
Self-Employed	0	52	0.0%

Local Government	2	4	33.3%
State Government	24	6	80.0%
Federal Government	7	35	16.7%

Total Private + Self	350	131	72.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	37	88	29.6%
Total	387	219	63.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	74	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	116	19.1%
Professional, Technical	75	12.4%
Service Occupations	157	25.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	1.8%
All others	184	30.4%

White Collar		43.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	90	14.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	88	14.5%
Health care and social assistance	77	12.7%
Public administration	67	11.1%
Manufacturing	65	10.7%
Construction	51	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	41	6.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	29	4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	3.8%
Finance and insurance	16	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	16	2.6%
Utilities	14	2.3%
Information	10	1.7%
Other services	10	1.7%
Educational services	5	0.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.08%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	4	0.30%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	42	3.15%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	42	3.15%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	11	0.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,262	96.6%
Spanish	45	3.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	255	19.1%
Irish	157	11.8%
American	150	11.3%
Scottish	103	7.7%
English	96	7.2%
Italian	71	5.3%
Celtic	48	3.6%
Norwegian	46	3.5%
French	41	3.1%
Polish	40	3.0%
Swedish	23	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	21	1.6%
European	20	1.5%
Swiss	13	1.0%
Eastern European	11	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,328	99.6%
Not a citizen	5	0.4%

Native	1,328	99.6%
Foreign-born	5	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	71	7.7%	332	35.8%	297	32.0%	140	15.1%	87	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	71	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	332	35.8%
Some College	297	32.0%
Bach. Degree	140	15.1%
Grad Degree	87	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +110	R +66	D + 1.4%
D +44
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	511	72.0%	Joe Biden (D)	181	25.5%	18	2.5%	710	32	25	0.03%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	401	68.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	137	23.5%	46	7.9%	584	30	23	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Athena city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

181

25.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

511

72.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

710

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Athena city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

137

23.5%

Donald Trump (R)

401

68.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

584

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Athena city, OR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	71%	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	493	69.9%	Jeff Merkley* (D)	199	28.2%	13 [+]	1.8%	705	31	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gary Dye (Libertarian) 8 (1.1%); Ibrahim Taher (Green) 5 (0.7%);
2018	G	57%	Knute Buehler (R)	389	71.0%	Kate Brown* (D)	122	22.3%	37 [+]	6.8%	548	27	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Patrick Starnes (I) 14 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 13 (2.4%); Nick Chen (Libertarian) 10 (1.8%);
2016	S3	62%	Mark Callahan (R)	311	53.9%	Ron Wyden* (D)	218	37.8%	48 [+]	8.3%	577	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Steven Reynolds (I) 23 (4.0%); Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) 14 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 11 (1.9%);
2016	G	60%	Bud Pierce (R)	311	55.5%	Kate Brown* (D)	218	38.9%	31 [+]	5.5%	560	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: James Foster (Libertarian) 13 (2.3%); Cliff Thomason (I) 12 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 6 (1.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	594
Median Value	$165,500

Occupied	542	91.2%
Vacant	52	8.8%

Owned	395	72.9%
Rented	147	27.1%
Median Rent	$892

Single-Family Units	391	65.8%
Detached	351	59.1%
Attached	40	6.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13	2.2%
Mobile Homes	142	23.9%

Athena city, OR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Athena city, OR

2022 Housing Data for Athena city, OR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Athena city, OR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Athena city, OR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Athena city, OR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Athena city, OR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Athena city, OR