Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Athens, TX

Athens community health snapshot

1 urgent care location for 13,200 residents of Athens — about 0.8 per 10,000 people.

• 13,200Residents
• 24.1%Without health insuranceabove Texas's 17.1%
• $67,984Median household incomebelow Texas's $78,476
• 22.8%Under 18below Texas's 25.0%
• 19.4%65 and olderabove Texas's 13.4%
• 12.7%Below the poverty linebelow Texas's 13.8%

With 24.1% of residents uninsured, self-pay pricing matters here — ask any clinic for its self-pay rate before your visit, and see your rights against surprise bills.

Families, coverage and getting to care in Athens

• 7.7%Children under 5above Texas's 6.4%
• 31.6%Households with childrenbelow Texas's 34.7%
• 40.9%Covered by public insuranceabove Texas's 29.0%
• 48.7%Covered by private insurancebelow Texas's 62.8%
• 15.4%Living with a disabilityabove Texas's 12.3%
• 29.3%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homebelow Texas's 35.1%
• 12.2%Households without a vehicleabove Texas's 5.4%
• 20.7 minAverage commute to workTexas average 26.7 min
• 6.3%Veterans (adults)about the same as Texas (6.2%)

• 26.8% of residents age 5+ speak Spanish at home — when you call, ask whether the clinic has Spanish-speaking staff or an interpreter service.
• 12.2% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 40.9% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.
• Young children make up 7.7% of the population — see which clinics offer pediatric urgent care.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Athens city, Texas in Henderson County; Texas comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry