Athens vs Jefferson Heights

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

Athens and Jefferson Heights 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 1,193 in Jefferson Heights). Athens has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $77,813 in Jefferson Heights). Athens has the higher median home value ($301,200 vs $231,700 in Jefferson Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Jefferson Heights
Population	1,877	1,193
Median age	51.6 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,500	$77,813
Median home value	$301,200	$231,700
Median gross rent	$978	$1,403
Housing units	958	429
Homeownership rate	78.2%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Jefferson Heights
Population	1,604 → 1,877 (+17.0%)	1,084 → 1,193 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$54,259 → $82,500 (+52.0%)	$37,366 → $77,813 (+108.2%)
Median home value	$191,600 → $301,200 (+57.2%)	$164,600 → $231,700 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $978 (+12.5%)	$1,082 → $1,403 (+29.7%)

Athens

Population

1,6041,877

Median household income

$54,259$82,500

Median home value

$191,600$301,200

Median gross rent

$869$978

Jefferson Heights

Population

1,0841,193

Median household income

$37,366$77,813

Median home value

$164,600$231,700

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,403

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Jefferson Heights
Under 5	5.2%	9.3%
5 to 17	10.1%	14.2%
18 to 24	3.4%	2.0%
25 to 34	8.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	18.3%	4.9%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	21.3%	18.1%
65 to 74	16.0%	5.4%
75 and over	7.8%	21.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Jefferson Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	68.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	5.6%
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%	1.9%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Jefferson Heights
No high school diploma	7.7%	15.1%
High school graduate	25.9%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Jefferson Heights
Drove alone	77.3%	84.6%
Carpooled	1.6%	0.0%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	11.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Jefferson Heights
1-unit, detached	75.2%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	1.6%
20 or more units	4.5%	11.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Jefferson Heights
Poverty rate	9.1%	12.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1955	1962