Athens vs Haynesville

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

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

Haynesville has the higher population (2,281 vs 286 in Athens). Haynesville has the higher median household income ($21,318 vs $16,250 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($91,500 vs $75,000 in Haynesville).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Haynesville
Population	286	2,281
Median age	37.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$16,250	$21,318
Median home value	$91,500	$75,000
Median gross rent	—	$396
Housing units	191	1,066
Homeownership rate	64.1%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Haynesville
Population	338 → 286 (-15.4%)	2,575 → 2,281 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$29,375 → $16,250 (-44.7%)	$24,525 → $21,318 (-13.1%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $91,500 (+15.1%)	$74,300 → $75,000 (+0.9%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $780 (+8.2%)	$499 → $396 (-20.6%)

Athens

Population

338286

Median household income

$29,375$16,250

Median home value

$79,500$91,500

Median gross rent

$721$780

Haynesville

Population

2,5752,281

Median household income

$24,525$21,318

Median home value

$74,300$75,000

Median gross rent

$499$396

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Haynesville
Under 5	7.7%	12.5%
5 to 17	21.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	7.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	15.4%	7.4%
45 to 54	14.3%	8.7%
55 to 64	7.7%	13.1%
65 to 74	16.4%	12.1%
75 and over	2.1%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Haynesville
White (non-Hispanic)	50.0%	25.1%
Black or African American	48.6%	72.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Haynesville
No high school diploma	15.0%	29.7%
High school graduate	36.7%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Haynesville
Drove alone	79.5%	97.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	0.0%
Other means	2.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Haynesville
1-unit, detached	63.4%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.1%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Haynesville
Poverty rate	50.0%	56.7%
Average household size	2.01	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1968	1968