Athens vs Winterville

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

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

Athens has the higher population (126,987 vs 2,245 in Winterville). Winterville has the higher median household income ($101,849 vs $51,655 in Athens). Winterville has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $271,800 in Athens).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Winterville
Population	126,987	2,245
Median age	29.2 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,655	$101,849
Median home value	$271,800	$275,000
Median gross rent	$1,162	$1,175
Housing units	56,132	754
Homeownership rate	40.5%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.7%	46.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Winterville
Population	124,719 → 126,987 (+1.8%)	1,202 → 2,245 (+86.8%)
Median household income	$38,311 → $51,655 (+34.8%)	$75,313 → $101,849 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$171,000 → $271,800 (+58.9%)	$154,800 → $275,000 (+77.6%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $1,162 (+35.7%)	$1,014 → $1,175 (+15.9%)

Athens

Population

124,719126,987

Median household income

$38,311$51,655

Median home value

$171,000$271,800

Median gross rent

$856$1,162

Winterville

Population

1,2022,245

Median household income

$75,313$101,849

Median home value

$154,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Winterville
Under 5	4.8%	8.2%
5 to 17	12.0%	21.7%
18 to 24	26.0%	1.6%
25 to 34	15.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	16.3%
55 to 64	8.8%	15.7%
65 to 74	7.4%	10.0%
75 and over	4.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Winterville
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	58.4%
Black or African American	26.1%	31.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Winterville
No high school diploma	10.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	17.7%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Winterville
Drove alone	72.0%	84.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	5.7%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	9.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Winterville
1-unit, detached	48.4%	96.0%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	17.7%	0.7%
20 or more units	11.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Winterville
Poverty rate	26.3%	2.1%
Average household size	2.18	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1987	1989