Athens vs Homer

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

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

Homer has the higher population (2,694 vs 286 in Athens). Homer has the higher median household income ($21,396 vs $16,250 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($91,500 vs $55,500 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Homer
Population	286	2,694
Median age	37.3 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$16,250	$21,396
Median home value	$91,500	$55,500
Median gross rent	—	$687
Housing units	191	1,406
Homeownership rate	64.1%	48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Homer
Population	338 → 286 (-15.4%)	2,911 → 2,694 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$29,375 → $16,250 (-44.7%)	$17,369 → $21,396 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $91,500 (+15.1%)	$55,600 → $55,500 (-0.2%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $780 (+8.2%)	$615 → $687 (+11.7%)

Athens

Population

338286

Median household income

$29,375$16,250

Median home value

$79,500$91,500

Median gross rent

$721$780

Homer

Population

2,9112,694

Median household income

$17,369$21,396

Median home value

$55,600$55,500

Median gross rent

$615$687

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Homer
Under 5	7.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	21.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	12.6%
25 to 34	7.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	15.4%	16.7%
45 to 54	14.3%	7.9%
55 to 64	7.7%	10.3%
65 to 74	16.4%	8.6%
75 and over	2.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Homer
White (non-Hispanic)	50.0%	19.6%
Black or African American	48.6%	72.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Homer
No high school diploma	15.0%	22.5%
High school graduate	36.7%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Homer
Drove alone	79.5%	80.7%
Carpooled	8.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	4.1%
Other means	2.4%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Homer
1-unit, detached	63.4%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	35.1%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Homer
Poverty rate	50.0%	42.6%
Average household size	2.01	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1968	1967