Athens vs Canton

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

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

Athens has the higher population (3,260 vs 1,717 in Canton). Athens has the higher median household income ($49,588 vs $41,629 in Canton). Athens has the higher median home value ($166,800 vs $120,900 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Canton
Population	3,260	1,717
Median age	48.0 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,588	$41,629
Median home value	$166,800	$120,900
Median gross rent	$834	$674
Housing units	1,840	795
Homeownership rate	42.5%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Canton
Population	3,225 → 3,260 (+1.1%)	1,790 → 1,717 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$39,832 → $49,588 (+24.5%)	$41,083 → $41,629 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$125,400 → $166,800 (+33.0%)	$111,700 → $120,900 (+8.2%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $834 (+85.3%)	$598 → $674 (+12.7%)

Athens

Population

3,2253,260

Median household income

$39,832$49,588

Median home value

$125,400$166,800

Median gross rent

$450$834

Canton

Population

1,7901,717

Median household income

$41,083$41,629

Median home value

$111,700$120,900

Median gross rent

$598$674

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Canton
Under 5	4.8%	8.1%
5 to 17	13.2%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	18.7%	10.3%
65 to 74	15.5%	10.0%
75 and over	7.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Canton
No high school diploma	6.9%	11.0%
High school graduate	35.1%	54.9%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Canton
Drove alone	91.8%	79.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Canton
1-unit, detached	55.9%	44.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	16.5%	32.3%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	2.8%
20 or more units	13.4%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Canton
Poverty rate	15.6%	23.9%
Average household size	1.79	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1955	1944