Athens vs Burlington

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

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

Athens has the higher population (1,149 vs 231 in Burlington). Athens has the higher median household income ($58,438 vs $52,639 in Burlington). Athens has the higher median home value ($141,800 vs $83,800 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Burlington
Population	1,149	231
Median age	37.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$52,639
Median home value	$141,800	$83,800
Median gross rent	$876	$825
Housing units	474	109
Homeownership rate	77.8%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Burlington
Population	977 → 1,149 (+17.6%)	355 → 231 (-34.9%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $58,438 (+8.7%)	$53,333 → $52,639 (-1.3%)
Median home value	$86,600 → $141,800 (+63.7%)	$66,900 → $83,800 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $876 (+9.5%)	$675 → $825 (+22.2%)

Athens

Population

9771,149

Median household income

$53,750$58,438

Median home value

$86,600$141,800

Median gross rent

$800$876

Burlington

Population

355231

Median household income

$53,333$52,639

Median home value

$66,900$83,800

Median gross rent

$675$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Burlington
Under 5	4.9%	1.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	15.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.3%
45 to 54	9.2%	15.6%
55 to 64	20.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.3%
75 and over	5.7%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Burlington
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.9%
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%	0.9%
Two or more races	7.1%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Burlington
No high school diploma	7.7%	14.9%
High school graduate	39.5%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Burlington
Drove alone	74.1%	74.5%
Carpooled	10.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Burlington
1-unit, detached	84.8%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	27.5%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Burlington
Poverty rate	11.9%	22.1%
Average household size	2.69	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1958	1968