Athens vs South Waverly

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

Athens and South Waverly 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 1,125 in South Waverly). South Waverly has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $49,588 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($166,800 vs $158,200 in South Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	South Waverly
Population	3,260	1,125
Median age	48.0 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,588	$83,750
Median home value	$166,800	$158,200
Median gross rent	$834	$1,005
Housing units	1,840	450
Homeownership rate	42.5%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	South Waverly
Population	3,225 → 3,260 (+1.1%)	1,026 → 1,125 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$39,832 → $49,588 (+24.5%)	$66,406 → $83,750 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$125,400 → $166,800 (+33.0%)	$120,300 → $158,200 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $834 (+85.3%)	$622 → $1,005 (+61.6%)

Athens

Population

3,2253,260

Median household income

$39,832$49,588

Median home value

$125,400$166,800

Median gross rent

$450$834

South Waverly

Population

1,0261,125

Median household income

$66,406$83,750

Median home value

$120,300$158,200

Median gross rent

$622$1,005

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	South Waverly
Under 5	4.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.2%	19.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	12.2%	7.6%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.1%
55 to 64	18.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	15.5%	15.4%
75 and over	7.1%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	South Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	93.0%
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%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	South Waverly
No high school diploma	6.9%	3.4%
High school graduate	35.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	South Waverly
Drove alone	91.8%	89.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	6.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	South Waverly
1-unit, detached	55.9%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.5%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Athens	South Waverly
Poverty rate	15.6%	8.5%
Average household size	1.79	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1955	1956