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Population (year 2000): 3,415. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,289 (-3.7% change)
 
Males: 1,512   (44.3%)
Females: 1,903   (55.7%)

Bradford County

Median resident age:   39.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years

Zip codes: 18810 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,200 (it was $32,246 in 2000)
Athens   $33,200
Pennsylvania:   $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,500 (it was $67,600 in 2000)
Athens   $80,500
Pennsylvania:   $131,900

Athens, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Profiles of local businesses:
Barrett Cleaning and Restoration

Races in Athens:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)


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Ancestries: German (16.4%), Irish (14.6%), English (13.9%), United States (11.9%), Italian (7.7%), Dutch (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/29/1831

Elevation: 740 feet

Land area: 1.76 square miles.

Population density: 1869 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Athens

For population 25 years and over in Athens

  • High school or higher: 81.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Athens borough

  • Never married: 24.4%
  • Now married: 52.1%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

22 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.6%
Pennsylvania:   4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Athens:   1.8% ($1,248)
Pennsylvania:   1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (36.0 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (111.8 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (165.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Sayre borough, PA (1.4 miles ), South Waverly borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Waverly, NY (3.1 miles ), Barton, NY (6.1 miles ), Chemung, NY (8.8 miles ), Nichols, NY (11.3 miles ), Baldwin, NY (13.1 miles ).

Latitude: 41.96 N, Longitude: 76.52 W


140 people in nursing homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Athens, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -70 (-2.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (33%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)



 

Crime in Athens by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2006
Murders 0 1 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 29.2 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.3
Robberies 2 0 0 0
    per 100,000 58.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 6 2 6 3
    per 100,000 175.6 58.3 178.3 90.8
Burglaries 10 5 8 14
    per 100,000 292.7 145.8 237.7 423.7
Thefts 102 63 56 59
    per 100,000 2985.1 1836.7 1663.7 1785.7
Auto thefts 6 3 1 0
    per 100,000 175.6 87.5 29.7 0.0
Arson 0 1 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 29.2 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 161.3) 206.6 160.6 121.2 143.5
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.82
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Athens, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Athens-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 51% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the Athens city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 11.5 miles away from the city center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Athens:
  • ROBERT PACKER HOSP (about 2 miles; SAYRE, PA)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles; TOWANDA, PA)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ELMIRA, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Athens:
  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 29 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; ID: ELM)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 37 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 42 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Athens:
  • BLUE SWAN (about 3 miles; SAYRE, PA; ID: N32)
  • BRADFORD COUNTY (about 17 miles; TOWANDA, PA; ID: N27)
  • TRI-CITIES (about 32 miles; ENDICOTT, NY; ID: CZG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Athens:
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 34 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 34 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CORNING, NY; FT enrollment: 2,797)
  • MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 45 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
Public high school in Athens:
  • ATHENS AREA HS (Students: 577; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Athens:
  • AUDRIELLE LYNCH-ELLEN BUSTIN E (Students: 611; Grades: KG - 05)
  • HARLAN ROWE JHS (Students: 432; Grades: 08 - 09)
  • ATHENS AREA MS (Students: 396; Grades: 06 - 07)
Library in Athens:
  • SPALDING MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $107,090; Location: 724 S MAIN ST; 27,656 books; 268 audio materials; 462 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)

Cemetery: Tioga Point Cemetery (1) .

Hotel: Failte Inn (RR 2 State Rd 1043).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Athens and their reported violations in the past:

JONES RV TRAILER PARK (Population served: 26, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 10 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:   2.3 people
Pennsylvania:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   60.1%
Whole state:   67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   5.5%
Whole state:   5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   11.7%
Whole state:   11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   5.4%
Whole state:   5.1%

Athens compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
Banks with branches in Athens (2007 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Athens Branch at 219 South Main Street, branch established on 1800-01-01. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • Citizens & Northern Bank: Athens Branch at 428 South Main Street, branch established on 1893-01-01. Info updated 2006-09-29: Bank assets: $1,064.0 mil, Deposits: $726.0 mil, headquarters in Wellsboro, PA, positive income, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens And Northern Corporation



2004 Presidential Election results in Bradford County Pennsylvania:




Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2 $5,988 $35,928 8 $496
Police Protection - Officers 7 $18,912 $32,421 1 $390
Streets and Highways 4 $9,846 $29,538 0 $0
Totals for Government 13 $34,746 $32,073 9 $886


Athens government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $406,000
    All Other: $80,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $376,000
    Sewerage: $348,000
    Police Protection: $255,000
    Central Staff Services: $169,000
    Parks & Recreation: $160,000
    Regular Highways: $129,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $99,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $61,000
    General Public Buildings: $58,000
    Fire Protection: $35,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    Libraries: $12,000
    Housing & Community Development: $10,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $1,937,000
    Benefit Payments: $197,000
    Interest Revenue: $16,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $18,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $397,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $323,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $74,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $69,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $9,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    General Public Building: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,537,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $125,000
    Highways: $59,000
    All Other: $3,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $573,000
    Individual Income: $261,000
    NEC: $69,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $431,000

3.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,228 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   3.87%
Pennsylvania average:   4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Tioga County, NY  0.47% ($25,450 average AGI)
from Chemung County, NY  0.35% ($30,780)
from Tioga County, PA  0.24% ($25,491)


4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,197 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.70%
Pennsylvania average:   5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tioga County, NY  0.59% ($23,804 average AGI)
to Chemung County, NY  0.42% ($26,245)
to Tioga County, PA  0.22% ($25,385)


Strongest AM radio stations in Athens:
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; OWEGO, NY; Owner: TIOGA MEDIA, INC.)
  • WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
  • WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WENE (1430 AM; 5 kW; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Athens:
  • WAVR (102.3 FM; WAVERLY, NY; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCII (88.5 FM; SPENCER, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WREQ (96.9 FM; RIDGEBURY, PA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • W201CO (88.1 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Athens:
  • W52CE (Channel 52; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • W21BW (Channel 21; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK INC.)

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