Athens vs Catskill

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

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

Catskill has the higher population (3,803 vs 1,877 in Athens). Athens has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $73,906 in Catskill). Athens has the higher median home value ($301,200 vs $228,700 in Catskill).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Catskill
Population	1,877	3,803
Median age	51.6 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$82,500	$73,906
Median home value	$301,200	$228,700
Median gross rent	$978	$1,072
Housing units	958	2,002
Homeownership rate	78.2%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Catskill
Population	1,604 → 1,877 (+17.0%)	3,846 → 3,803 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$54,259 → $82,500 (+52.0%)	$35,515 → $73,906 (+108.1%)
Median home value	$191,600 → $301,200 (+57.2%)	$162,400 → $228,700 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $978 (+12.5%)	$913 → $1,072 (+17.4%)

Athens

Population

1,6041,877

Median household income

$54,259$82,500

Median home value

$191,600$301,200

Median gross rent

$869$978

Catskill

Population

3,8463,803

Median household income

$35,515$73,906

Median home value

$162,400$228,700

Median gross rent

$913$1,072

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Catskill
Under 5	5.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	10.1%	7.8%
18 to 24	3.4%	13.8%
25 to 34	8.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	18.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	21.3%	20.1%
65 to 74	16.0%	12.3%
75 and over	7.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Catskill
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	73.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Catskill
No high school diploma	7.7%	11.1%
High school graduate	25.9%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Catskill
Drove alone	77.3%	74.1%
Carpooled	1.6%	6.8%
Public transit	4.8%	2.3%
Walked	4.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	11.1%	13.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Catskill
1-unit, detached	75.2%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	27.7%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	5.0%
20 or more units	4.5%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Catskill
Poverty rate	9.1%	13.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1955	1938