Athens vs Elkmont

A side-by-side comparison of Athens and Elkmont: population, income, housing, and more.

Athens and Elkmont are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Athens has the higher population (27,474 vs 327 in Elkmont). Athens has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $47,500 in Elkmont). Athens has the higher median home value ($253,700 vs $219,200 in Elkmont).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Elkmont
Population	27,474	327
Median age	41.6 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$47,500
Median home value	$253,700	$219,200
Median gross rent	$834	$423
Housing units	12,192	240
Homeownership rate	63.3%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	47.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Elkmont
Population	25,922 → 27,474 (+6.0%)	540 → 327 (-39.4%)
Median household income	$53,165 → $65,000 (+22.3%)	$56,944 → $47,500 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$161,400 → $253,700 (+57.2%)	$132,100 → $219,200 (+65.9%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $834 (+25.6%)	$375 → $423 (+12.8%)

Athens

Population

25,92227,474

Median household income

$53,165$65,000

Median home value

$161,400$253,700

Median gross rent

$664$834

Elkmont

Population

540327

Median household income

$56,944$47,500

Median home value

$132,100$219,200

Median gross rent

$375$423

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Elkmont
Under 5	5.6%	2.1%
5 to 17	14.4%	20.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	8.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	8.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	22.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.4%
75 and over	8.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Elkmont
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	89.9%
Black or African American	17.1%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Elkmont
No high school diploma	11.2%	8.4%
High school graduate	23.4%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	28.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Elkmont
Drove alone	82.5%	85.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	5.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Elkmont
1-unit, detached	72.8%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	5.4%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Elkmont
Poverty rate	13.5%	14.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1986	1976