Athens vs Palenville

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

Athens and Palenville 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 990 in Palenville). Athens has the higher median home value ($301,200 vs $233,700 in Palenville). Since 2019, Athens's population has grown faster (+17.0% vs -15.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Palenville
Population	1,877	990
Median age	51.6 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$82,500	—
Median home value	$301,200	$233,700
Median gross rent	$978	$1,002
Housing units	958	607
Homeownership rate	78.2%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Palenville
Population	1,604 → 1,877 (+17.0%)	1,175 → 990 (-15.7%)
Median household income	$54,259 → $82,500 (+52.0%)	—
Median home value	$191,600 → $301,200 (+57.2%)	$195,100 → $233,700 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $978 (+12.5%)	$697 → $1,002 (+43.8%)

Athens

Population

1,6041,877

Median household income

$54,259$82,500

Median home value

$191,600$301,200

Median gross rent

$869$978

Palenville

Population

1,175990

Median home value

$195,100$233,700

Median gross rent

$697$1,002

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Palenville
Under 5	5.2%	1.5%
5 to 17	10.1%	12.5%
18 to 24	3.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	8.7%	11.5%
35 to 44	18.3%	19.5%
45 to 54	9.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	21.3%	6.9%
65 to 74	16.0%	9.7%
75 and over	7.8%	23.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Palenville
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	96.1%
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%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Palenville
No high school diploma	7.7%	1.4%
High school graduate	25.9%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Palenville
Drove alone	77.3%	72.7%
Carpooled	1.6%	10.7%
Public transit	4.8%	7.6%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	9.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Palenville
1-unit, detached	75.2%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	9.6%
20 or more units	4.5%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Palenville
Poverty rate	9.1%	14.5%
Average household size	2.45	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1955	1942