Athens vs Lisbon

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

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

Athens has the higher population (286 vs 257 in Lisbon). Athens has the higher median home value ($91,500 vs $62,000 in Lisbon). Since 2019, Lisbon's population has grown faster (+52.1% vs -15.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Lisbon
Population	286	257
Median age	37.3 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$16,250	—
Median home value	$91,500	$62,000
Housing units	191	91
Homeownership rate	64.1%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Lisbon
Population	338 → 286 (-15.4%)	169 → 257 (+52.1%)
Median household income	$29,375 → $16,250 (-44.7%)	$30,536 → $52,969 (+73.5%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $91,500 (+15.1%)	$71,300 → $62,000 (-13.0%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $780 (+8.2%)	—

Athens

Population

338286

Median household income

$29,375$16,250

Median home value

$79,500$91,500

Median gross rent

$721$780

Lisbon

Population

169257

Median household income

$30,536$52,969

Median home value

$71,300$62,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Lisbon
Under 5	7.7%	0.8%
5 to 17	21.0%	1.9%
18 to 24	8.4%	1.2%
25 to 34	7.0%	45.1%
35 to 44	15.4%	1.9%
45 to 54	14.3%	17.9%
55 to 64	7.7%	8.6%
65 to 74	16.4%	10.1%
75 and over	2.1%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Lisbon
White (non-Hispanic)	50.0%	49.0%
Black or African American	48.6%	50.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Lisbon
No high school diploma	15.0%	23.5%
High school graduate	36.7%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Lisbon
Drove alone	79.5%	95.7%
Carpooled	8.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	0.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Lisbon
1-unit, detached	63.4%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.1%	30.8%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Lisbon
Poverty rate	50.0%	19.8%
Average household size	2.01	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1968	1972