Jewett vs New Athens

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

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

Jewett has the higher population (384 vs 194 in New Athens). Jewett has the higher median household income ($56,500 vs $56,250 in New Athens). New Athens has the higher median home value ($111,400 vs $76,500 in Jewett).

Population, income & housing

	Jewett	New Athens
Population	384	194
Median age	40.0 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,500	$56,250
Median home value	$76,500	$111,400
Median gross rent	$870	$575
Housing units	228	126
Homeownership rate	70.5%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jewett	New Athens
Population	819 → 384 (-53.1%)	325 → 194 (-40.3%)
Median household income	$40,139 → $56,500 (+40.8%)	$48,250 → $56,250 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$60,800 → $76,500 (+25.8%)	$75,000 → $111,400 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $870 (+34.5%)	$506 → $575 (+13.6%)

Jewett

Population

819384

Median household income

$40,139$56,500

Median home value

$60,800$76,500

Median gross rent

$647$870

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)

	Jewett	New Athens
Under 5	0.8%	3.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	5.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	17.5%
35 to 44	19.8%	8.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.3%
55 to 64	13.0%	34.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	18.6%
75 and over	3.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jewett	New Athens
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jewett	New Athens
No high school diploma	6.6%	7.9%
High school graduate	45.4%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jewett	New Athens
Drove alone	79.5%	94.6%
Carpooled	10.6%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jewett	New Athens
1-unit, detached	86.8%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Jewett	New Athens
Poverty rate	19.0%	15.5%
Average household size	2.31	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1944	1954