Athens vs Chauncey

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

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

Athens has the higher population (23,211 vs 822 in Chauncey). Athens has the higher median household income ($37,059 vs $36,356 in Chauncey). Athens has the higher median home value ($242,200 vs $74,000 in Chauncey).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Chauncey
Population	23,211	822
Median age	21.8 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$37,059	$36,356
Median home value	$242,200	$74,000
Median gross rent	$1,029	$743
Housing units	8,062	430
Homeownership rate	33.9%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.1%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Chauncey
Population	24,984 → 23,211 (-7.1%)	1,056 → 822 (-22.2%)
Median household income	$32,360 → $37,059 (+14.5%)	$29,677 → $36,356 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$191,700 → $242,200 (+26.3%)	$62,100 → $74,000 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,029 (+17.6%)	$631 → $743 (+17.7%)

Athens

Population

24,98423,211

Median household income

$32,360$37,059

Median home value

$191,700$242,200

Median gross rent

$875$1,029

Chauncey

Population

1,056822

Median household income

$29,677$36,356

Median home value

$62,100$74,000

Median gross rent

$631$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Chauncey
Under 5	1.9%	2.6%
5 to 17	6.0%	9.5%
18 to 24	56.9%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	7.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	5.2%	20.4%
55 to 64	5.6%	22.3%
65 to 74	3.8%	7.4%
75 and over	2.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Chauncey
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	95.0%
Black or African American	4.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.1%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Chauncey
No high school diploma	4.4%	14.9%
High school graduate	11.3%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	35.5%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Chauncey
Drove alone	46.7%	80.9%
Carpooled	4.9%	13.4%
Public transit	1.9%	1.1%
Walked	26.3%	1.7%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	2.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Chauncey
1-unit, detached	41.2%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	1.2%
20 or more units	20.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Chauncey
Poverty rate	41.6%	29.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1972	1959