Marissa vs New Athens

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

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

New Athens has the higher population (1,937 vs 1,133 in Marissa). New Athens has the higher median household income ($61,477 vs $48,393 in Marissa). New Athens has the higher median home value ($118,100 vs $87,000 in Marissa).

Population, income & housing

	Marissa	New Athens
Population	1,133	1,937
Median age	46.7 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,393	$61,477
Median home value	$87,000	$118,100
Median gross rent	$572	$927
Housing units	725	914
Homeownership rate	72.6%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	20.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marissa	New Athens
Population	1,410 → 1,133 (-19.6%)	2,147 → 1,937 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$40,216 → $48,393 (+20.3%)	$63,583 → $61,477 (-3.3%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $87,000 (+9.4%)	$108,900 → $118,100 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $572 (-14.6%)	$769 → $927 (+20.5%)

Marissa

Population

1,4101,133

Median household income

$40,216$48,393

Median home value

$79,500$87,000

Median gross rent

$670$572

New Athens

Population

2,1471,937

Median household income

$63,583$61,477

Median home value

$108,900$118,100

Median gross rent

$769$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marissa	New Athens
Under 5	1.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	12.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	9.6%
35 to 44	17.2%	16.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.0%
75 and over	9.0%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marissa	New Athens
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.4%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marissa	New Athens
No high school diploma	4.8%	5.0%
High school graduate	45.1%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marissa	New Athens
Drove alone	69.2%	88.6%
Carpooled	16.3%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	2.2%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marissa	New Athens
1-unit, detached	72.4%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Marissa	New Athens
Poverty rate	19.1%	9.8%
Average household size	1.94	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1958	1960