Athena vs Milton-Freewater

A side-by-side comparison of Athena and Milton-Freewater: population, income, housing, and more.

Athena and Milton-Freewater are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milton-Freewater has the higher population (7,096 vs 1,206 in Athena). Athena has the higher median household income ($70,729 vs $47,440 in Milton-Freewater). Milton-Freewater has the higher median home value ($209,800 vs $196,700 in Athena).

Population, income & housing

	Athena	Milton-Freewater
Population	1,206	7,096
Median age	38.4 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,729	$47,440
Median home value	$196,700	$209,800
Median gross rent	$868	$817
Housing units	533	2,778
Homeownership rate	77.8%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athena	Milton-Freewater
Population	1,246 → 1,206 (-3.2%)	7,037 → 7,096 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$63,819 → $70,729 (+10.8%)	$47,355 → $47,440 (+0.2%)
Median home value	$140,300 → $196,700 (+40.2%)	$127,700 → $209,800 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $868 (-1.9%)	$627 → $817 (+30.3%)

Athena

Population

1,2461,206

Median household income

$63,819$70,729

Median home value

$140,300$196,700

Median gross rent

$885$868

Milton-Freewater

Population

7,0377,096

Median household income

$47,355$47,440

Median home value

$127,700$209,800

Median gross rent

$627$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athena	Milton-Freewater
Under 5	1.1%	11.5%
5 to 17	21.0%	20.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	15.0%	16.4%
35 to 44	15.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	14.6%	6.4%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.2%
75 and over	3.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athena	Milton-Freewater
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	52.7%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	44.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athena	Milton-Freewater
No high school diploma	6.1%	26.3%
High school graduate	27.5%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athena	Milton-Freewater
Drove alone	62.5%	65.8%
Carpooled	18.1%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.3%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.1%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athena	Milton-Freewater
1-unit, detached	56.3%	49.0%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	17.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	24.2%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Athena	Milton-Freewater
Poverty rate	11.4%	15.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1973	1977