Athens vs Level Park-Oak Park

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

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

Level Park-Oak Park has the higher population (3,367 vs 1,149 in Athens). Level Park-Oak Park has the higher median household income ($70,051 vs $58,438 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($141,800 vs $128,100 in Level Park-Oak Park).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Level Park-Oak Park
Population	1,149	3,367
Median age	37.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$70,051
Median home value	$141,800	$128,100
Median gross rent	$876	$763
Housing units	474	1,453
Homeownership rate	77.8%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Level Park-Oak Park
Population	977 → 1,149 (+17.6%)	3,833 → 3,367 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $58,438 (+8.7%)	$44,494 → $70,051 (+57.4%)
Median home value	$86,600 → $141,800 (+63.7%)	$106,400 → $128,100 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $876 (+9.5%)	$1,002 → $763 (-23.9%)

Athens

Population

9771,149

Median household income

$53,750$58,438

Median home value

$86,600$141,800

Median gross rent

$800$876

Level Park-Oak Park

Population

3,8333,367

Median household income

$44,494$70,051

Median home value

$106,400$128,100

Median gross rent

$1,002$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Level Park-Oak Park
Under 5	4.9%	10.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	15.0%	16.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.5%
45 to 54	9.2%	9.4%
55 to 64	20.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	12.5%
75 and over	5.7%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Level Park-Oak Park
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.3%
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%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Level Park-Oak Park
No high school diploma	7.7%	9.5%
High school graduate	39.5%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Level Park-Oak Park
Drove alone	74.1%	82.8%
Carpooled	10.0%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Level Park-Oak Park
1-unit, detached	84.8%	96.7%
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%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Level Park-Oak Park
Poverty rate	11.9%	8.3%
Average household size	2.69	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1958	1957