Athens vs Nelsonville

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

Athens and Nelsonville 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 3,816 in Nelsonville). Nelsonville has the higher median household income ($42,281 vs $37,059 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($242,200 vs $90,700 in Nelsonville).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Nelsonville
Population	23,211	3,816
Median age	21.8 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,059	$42,281
Median home value	$242,200	$90,700
Median gross rent	$1,029	$760
Housing units	8,062	1,810
Homeownership rate	33.9%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.1%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Nelsonville
Population	24,984 → 23,211 (-7.1%)	4,769 → 3,816 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$32,360 → $37,059 (+14.5%)	$28,886 → $42,281 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$191,700 → $242,200 (+26.3%)	$78,600 → $90,700 (+15.4%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,029 (+17.6%)	$750 → $760 (+1.3%)

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

Nelsonville

Population

4,7693,816

Median household income

$28,886$42,281

Median home value

$78,600$90,700

Median gross rent

$750$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Nelsonville
Under 5	1.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	6.0%	11.3%
18 to 24	56.9%	23.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	18.4%
35 to 44	7.1%	9.2%
45 to 54	5.2%	9.6%
55 to 64	5.6%	10.7%
65 to 74	3.8%	8.1%
75 and over	2.4%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Nelsonville
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	88.4%
Black or African American	4.3%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Nelsonville
No high school diploma	4.4%	16.6%
High school graduate	11.3%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	35.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Nelsonville
Drove alone	46.7%	81.6%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.0%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	26.3%	6.7%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	3.6%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Nelsonville
1-unit, detached	41.2%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	22.9%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	6.0%
20 or more units	20.6%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Nelsonville
Poverty rate	41.6%	20.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	16	29
Median year structure built	1972	1949