Athens vs Coxsackie

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

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

Coxsackie has the higher population (2,746 vs 1,877 in Athens). Athens has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $69,773 in Coxsackie). Athens has the higher median home value ($301,200 vs $251,800 in Coxsackie).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Coxsackie
Population	1,877	2,746
Median age	51.6 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,500	$69,773
Median home value	$301,200	$251,800
Median gross rent	$978	$864
Housing units	958	1,299
Homeownership rate	78.2%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Coxsackie
Population	1,604 → 1,877 (+17.0%)	2,687 → 2,746 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$54,259 → $82,500 (+52.0%)	$53,345 → $69,773 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$191,600 → $301,200 (+57.2%)	$162,500 → $251,800 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $978 (+12.5%)	$767 → $864 (+12.6%)

Athens

Population

1,6041,877

Median household income

$54,259$82,500

Median home value

$191,600$301,200

Median gross rent

$869$978

Coxsackie

Population

2,6872,746

Median household income

$53,345$69,773

Median home value

$162,500$251,800

Median gross rent

$767$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Coxsackie
Under 5	5.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	10.1%	11.2%
18 to 24	3.4%	5.5%
25 to 34	8.7%	14.9%
35 to 44	18.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	9.2%	9.0%
55 to 64	21.3%	18.4%
65 to 74	16.0%	13.9%
75 and over	7.8%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Coxsackie
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Coxsackie
No high school diploma	7.7%	11.9%
High school graduate	25.9%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Coxsackie
Drove alone	77.3%	77.6%
Carpooled	1.6%	7.0%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	8.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Coxsackie
1-unit, detached	75.2%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	23.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	17.1%
20 or more units	4.5%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Coxsackie
Poverty rate	9.1%	6.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1955	1948