Athens vs Tekonsha

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

Athens and Tekonsha 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 579 in Tekonsha). Athens has the higher median household income ($58,438 vs $52,679 in Tekonsha). Athens has the higher median home value ($141,800 vs $90,700 in Tekonsha).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Tekonsha
Population	1,149	579
Median age	37.9 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$52,679
Median home value	$141,800	$90,700
Median gross rent	$876	$532
Housing units	474	280
Homeownership rate	77.8%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Tekonsha
Population	977 → 1,149 (+17.6%)	653 → 579 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $58,438 (+8.7%)	$39,464 → $52,679 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$86,600 → $141,800 (+63.7%)	$76,500 → $90,700 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $876 (+9.5%)	$680 → $532 (-21.8%)

Athens

Population

9771,149

Median household income

$53,750$58,438

Median home value

$86,600$141,800

Median gross rent

$800$876

Tekonsha

Population

653579

Median household income

$39,464$52,679

Median home value

$76,500$90,700

Median gross rent

$680$532

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Tekonsha
Under 5	4.9%	2.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	13.5%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	20.0%	15.7%
65 to 74	9.4%	12.4%
75 and over	5.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Tekonsha
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.2%
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%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Tekonsha
No high school diploma	7.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	39.5%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Tekonsha
Drove alone	74.1%	76.8%
Carpooled	10.0%	18.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	14.7%	0.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Tekonsha
1-unit, detached	84.8%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Tekonsha
Poverty rate	11.9%	19.9%
Average household size	2.69	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1958	1945