Athens vs Oakford

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

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

Athens has the higher population (2,146 vs 258 in Oakford). Athens has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $65,813 in Oakford). Athens has the higher median home value ($164,200 vs $101,900 in Oakford).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Oakford
Population	2,146	258
Median age	33.3 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$85,000	$65,813
Median home value	$164,200	$101,900
Median gross rent	$893	$833
Housing units	959	116
Homeownership rate	74.7%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Oakford
Population	2,120 → 2,146 (+1.2%)	283 → 258 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$71,875 → $85,000 (+18.3%)	$61,250 → $65,813 (+7.4%)
Median home value	$123,100 → $164,200 (+33.4%)	$82,100 → $101,900 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $893 (+13.3%)	$713 → $833 (+16.8%)

Athens

Population

2,1202,146

Median household income

$71,875$85,000

Median home value

$123,100$164,200

Median gross rent

$788$893

Oakford

Population

283258

Median household income

$61,250$65,813

Median home value

$82,100$101,900

Median gross rent

$713$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Oakford
Under 5	4.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	22.8%	23.6%
18 to 24	10.7%	5.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	20.2%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	8.1%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.0%
65 to 74	6.0%	6.2%
75 and over	5.1%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Oakford
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	99.2%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Oakford
No high school diploma	4.1%	6.5%
High school graduate	32.1%	49.1%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Oakford
Drove alone	78.6%	92.1%
Carpooled	13.9%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	3.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Oakford
1-unit, detached	90.2%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Oakford
Poverty rate	9.4%	4.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	25	34
Median year structure built	1982	1956