Athens vs Cairo

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

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

Athens has the higher population (1,877 vs 1,565 in Cairo). Athens has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $54,479 in Cairo). Athens has the higher median home value ($301,200 vs $197,000 in Cairo).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Cairo
Population	1,877	1,565
Median age	51.6 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$82,500	$54,479
Median home value	$301,200	$197,000
Median gross rent	$978	$1,327
Housing units	958	787
Homeownership rate	78.2%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Cairo
Population	1,604 → 1,877 (+17.0%)	955 → 1,565 (+63.9%)
Median household income	$54,259 → $82,500 (+52.0%)	$24,855 → $54,479 (+119.2%)
Median home value	$191,600 → $301,200 (+57.2%)	$130,500 → $197,000 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $978 (+12.5%)	$862 → $1,327 (+53.9%)

Athens

Population

1,6041,877

Median household income

$54,259$82,500

Median home value

$191,600$301,200

Median gross rent

$869$978

Cairo

Population

9551,565

Median household income

$24,855$54,479

Median home value

$130,500$197,000

Median gross rent

$862$1,327

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Cairo
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.1%	21.2%
18 to 24	3.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	8.7%	16.1%
35 to 44	18.3%	21.2%
45 to 54	9.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	21.3%	4.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	8.7%
75 and over	7.8%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Cairo
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	87.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Cairo
No high school diploma	7.7%	1.7%
High school graduate	25.9%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	17.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Cairo
Drove alone	77.3%	69.1%
Carpooled	1.6%	13.0%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	17.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Cairo
1-unit, detached	75.2%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	4.4%
20 or more units	4.5%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Cairo
Poverty rate	9.1%	8.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1955	1966