Athens vs Sayre

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

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

Sayre has the higher population (5,444 vs 3,260 in Athens). Sayre has the higher median household income ($55,393 vs $49,588 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($166,800 vs $166,000 in Sayre).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Sayre
Population	3,260	5,444
Median age	48.0 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,588	$55,393
Median home value	$166,800	$166,000
Median gross rent	$834	$976
Housing units	1,840	2,845
Homeownership rate	42.5%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Sayre
Population	3,225 → 3,260 (+1.1%)	5,450 → 5,444 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$39,832 → $49,588 (+24.5%)	$42,557 → $55,393 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$125,400 → $166,800 (+33.0%)	$131,400 → $166,000 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $834 (+85.3%)	$736 → $976 (+32.6%)

Athens

Population

3,2253,260

Median household income

$39,832$49,588

Median home value

$125,400$166,800

Median gross rent

$450$834

Sayre

Population

5,4505,444

Median household income

$42,557$55,393

Median home value

$131,400$166,000

Median gross rent

$736$976

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Sayre
Under 5	4.8%	2.6%
5 to 17	13.2%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	10.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	18.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	15.5%	13.9%
75 and over	7.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Sayre
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	2.3%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Sayre
No high school diploma	6.9%	6.2%
High school graduate	35.1%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Sayre
Drove alone	91.8%	68.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Sayre
1-unit, detached	55.9%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	16.5%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	8.6%
20 or more units	13.4%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Sayre
Poverty rate	15.6%	11.3%
Average household size	1.79	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1955	1938