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So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 12/17/19 at 8:45 am611
Looking at a little bit of online info... it doesn't seem like there are a ton of kids there. A large public university is there. Not too many old people. Just a bunch of 20-45 year olds.
Does it not have any other industry? Does the college not pay well? Anybody live near there that can give us some insight into this area?
Does it not have any other industry? Does the college not pay well? Anybody live near there that can give us some insight into this area?
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by The Spleen on 12/17/19 at 8:49 am to LSUFanHouston
My cousin went to Ohio University. I visited him there once. Not a lot going on in that town, industry wise, but it was a pretty cool little college town. It's kind of out of the way though, and likely experiencing the same struggles a lot of small towns are. Add to it the opioid epidemic which I imagine has hit that area hard.
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by Saskwatch on 12/17/19 at 8:51 am to LSUFanHouston
Is Ohio considered rust belt? Factory closures?
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by fallguy_1978 on 12/17/19 at 8:51 am to LSUFanHouston
That was part of the coal country area of Appalachia. It's almost an extension of West Virginia.
The only area I've seen that rivals it in terms of poverty is the Mississippi Delta. It's mostly poor white people though.
The only area I've seen that rivals it in terms of poverty is the Mississippi Delta. It's mostly poor white people though.
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by The Torch on 12/17/19 at 8:51 am to LSUFanHouston
I spent time in Dayton Ohio and it's a shite hole, seems like they were all industrial years ago and a lot of the industries moved over seas or shut down.
Dayton employment information
Index
Dayton
Ohio
Median earnings male
$20,721
Median earnings female
$17,055
Unemployment rate
7.5%
Poverty level
34.5%
Dayton employment information
Index
Dayton
Ohio
Median earnings male
$20,721
Median earnings female
$17,055
Unemployment rate
7.5%
Poverty level
34.5%
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by VolsOut4Harambe on 12/17/19 at 8:51 am to LSUFanHouston
quote:
Ohio
There's your answer.
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by GetCocky11 on 12/17/19 at 8:51 am to LSUFanHouston
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So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?
Typical Rust Belt type stuff. Industry moved out.
Most of the local economy probably revolves around the university, which also means low wage service jobs.
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by Champagne on 12/17/19 at 8:53 am to fallguy_1978
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That was part of the coal country area of Appalachia. It's almost an extension of West Virginia.
This answer seems to be the most likely. I looked at the google map of Athens, OH, and it is close to W.Va. and close to my guess WRT where the coal mining region.
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by 187undercover on 12/17/19 at 8:53 am to LSUFanHouston
Trade Deals gone wrong for 1000
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re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by El Segundo Guy on 12/17/19 at 8:56 am to LSUFanHouston
Man that whole area is depressing. When I lived in the Dayton area, I had to go out that way to train employees. Gallipolis, Ironton and Portsmouth are way worse than Athens. Then cross over to WV and it's even worse.
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re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by dgnx6 on 12/17/19 at 8:56 am to LSUFanHouston
Coal. Like others said, the delta got hit hard when the fishing industry moved to China. And everyone was buying cheap shite from over there.
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by LSURussian on 12/17/19 at 8:57 am to LSUFanHouston
I read yesterday that the three largest employers in Athens County are Ohio University, the hospital and Walmart.
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by TigerNlc on 12/17/19 at 8:59 am to LSUFanHouston
Isn't Louisiana pretty poor? It's a little odd that a state that ranks last in just about everything is so quick to give their money to someone else.
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by danilo on 12/17/19 at 9:00 am to LSUFanHouston
Their best talent come to Baton Rouge
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by greenwave on 12/17/19 at 9:03 am to LSUFanHouston
No mo coal.
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by fallguy_1978 on 12/17/19 at 9:04 am to TigerNlc
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Isn't Louisiana pretty poor? It's a little odd that a state that ranks last in just about everything is so quick to give their money to someone else.
We aren't the poorest state but I think we are bottom 4 or 5.
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by lsu13lsu on 12/17/19 at 9:07 am to LSURussian
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I read yesterday that the three largest employers in Athens County are Ohio University, the hospital and Walmart.
That's the story for a lot of areas. Teaching Related, Law enforcement related, Healthcare related, Walmart.
This post was edited on 12/17 at 9:09 am
re: So what's the deal with Athens, Ohio? Why is it so poor?Posted by lsu13lsu on 12/17/19 at 9:08 am to fallguy_1978
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We aren't the poorest state but I think we are bottom 4 or 5.
But we are #1 in Football. So, all the politicians get free tickets to the National Championship and Alario and JBE get to go to Heisman Awards.
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