Athens vs Tallula

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

Athens and Tallula 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 595 in Tallula). Athens has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $60,156 in Tallula). Athens has the higher median home value ($164,200 vs $96,900 in Tallula).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Tallula
Population	2,146	595
Median age	33.3 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,000	$60,156
Median home value	$164,200	$96,900
Median gross rent	$893	$1,094
Housing units	959	288
Homeownership rate	74.7%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Tallula
Population	2,120 → 2,146 (+1.2%)	511 → 595 (+16.4%)
Median household income	$71,875 → $85,000 (+18.3%)	$62,778 → $60,156 (-4.2%)
Median home value	$123,100 → $164,200 (+33.4%)	$83,600 → $96,900 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $893 (+13.3%)	$671 → $1,094 (+63.0%)

Athens

Population

2,1202,146

Median household income

$71,875$85,000

Median home value

$123,100$164,200

Median gross rent

$788$893

Tallula

Population

511595

Median household income

$62,778$60,156

Median home value

$83,600$96,900

Median gross rent

$671$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Tallula
Under 5	4.1%	2.5%
5 to 17	22.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	10.7%	4.9%
25 to 34	15.0%	6.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	18.7%
45 to 54	9.9%	19.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	6.0%	12.8%
75 and over	5.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Tallula
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Tallula
No high school diploma	4.1%	9.5%
High school graduate	32.1%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Tallula
Drove alone	78.6%	75.0%
Carpooled	13.9%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	19.0%
Other means	0.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Tallula
1-unit, detached	90.2%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Tallula
Poverty rate	9.4%	7.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1982	1940