Bowerston vs New Athens

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

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

Bowerston has the higher population (446 vs 194 in New Athens). New Athens has the higher median home value ($111,400 vs $71,300 in Bowerston). Since 2019, Bowerston's population has grown faster (-2.2% vs -40.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Bowerston	New Athens
Population	446	194
Median age	40.7 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,250
Median home value	$71,300	$111,400
Median gross rent	$542	$575
Housing units	207	126
Homeownership rate	68.7%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowerston	New Athens
Population	456 → 446 (-2.2%)	325 → 194 (-40.3%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $29,167 (+11.1%)	$48,250 → $56,250 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$62,100 → $71,300 (+14.8%)	$75,000 → $111,400 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$383 → $542 (+41.5%)	$506 → $575 (+13.6%)

Bowerston

Population

456446

Median household income

$26,250$29,167

Median home value

$62,100$71,300

Median gross rent

$383$542

New Athens

Population

325194

Median household income

$48,250$56,250

Median home value

$75,000$111,400

Median gross rent

$506$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowerston	New Athens
Under 5	3.8%	3.1%
5 to 17	19.5%	5.7%
18 to 24	16.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.5%	17.5%
35 to 44	10.5%	8.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	34.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	18.6%
75 and over	10.3%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowerston	New Athens
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowerston	New Athens
No high school diploma	15.6%	7.9%
High school graduate	56.9%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowerston	New Athens
Drove alone	88.7%	94.6%
Carpooled	2.3%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowerston	New Athens
1-unit, detached	74.9%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Bowerston	New Athens
Poverty rate	31.8%	15.5%
Average household size	2.47	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1938	1954