Athens vs Brownlee Park

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

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

Brownlee Park has the higher population (2,037 vs 1,149 in Athens). Athens has the higher median household income ($58,438 vs $31,653 in Brownlee Park). Athens has the higher median home value ($141,800 vs $73,200 in Brownlee Park).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Brownlee Park
Population	1,149	2,037
Median age	37.9 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$31,653
Median home value	$141,800	$73,200
Median gross rent	$876	$587
Housing units	474	865
Homeownership rate	77.8%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Brownlee Park
Population	977 → 1,149 (+17.6%)	1,686 → 2,037 (+20.8%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $58,438 (+8.7%)	$29,493 → $31,653 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$86,600 → $141,800 (+63.7%)	$47,600 → $73,200 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $876 (+9.5%)	$788 → $587 (-25.5%)

Athens

Population

9771,149

Median household income

$53,750$58,438

Median home value

$86,600$141,800

Median gross rent

$800$876

Brownlee Park

Population

1,6862,037

Median household income

$29,493$31,653

Median home value

$47,600$73,200

Median gross rent

$788$587

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Brownlee Park
Under 5	4.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	15.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	15.8%
45 to 54	9.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	20.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	12.8%
75 and over	5.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Brownlee Park
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Brownlee Park
No high school diploma	7.7%	29.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Brownlee Park
Drove alone	74.1%	92.1%
Carpooled	10.0%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Brownlee Park
1-unit, detached	84.8%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Brownlee Park
Poverty rate	11.9%	35.5%
Average household size	2.69	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1958	1951