Athens vs Towanda

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

Athens and Towanda 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 2,796 in Towanda). Towanda has the higher median household income ($57,185 vs $49,588 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($166,800 vs $166,100 in Towanda).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Towanda
Population	3,260	2,796
Median age	48.0 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,588	$57,185
Median home value	$166,800	$166,100
Median gross rent	$834	$1,008
Housing units	1,840	1,562
Homeownership rate	42.5%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Towanda
Population	3,225 → 3,260 (+1.1%)	2,842 → 2,796 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$39,832 → $49,588 (+24.5%)	$40,625 → $57,185 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$125,400 → $166,800 (+33.0%)	$130,000 → $166,100 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $834 (+85.3%)	$800 → $1,008 (+26.0%)

Athens

Population

3,2253,260

Median household income

$39,832$49,588

Median home value

$125,400$166,800

Median gross rent

$450$834

Towanda

Population

2,8422,796

Median household income

$40,625$57,185

Median home value

$130,000$166,100

Median gross rent

$800$1,008

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Towanda
Under 5	4.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	21.5%
35 to 44	9.8%	5.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	17.8%
55 to 64	18.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	15.5%	7.0%
75 and over	7.1%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Towanda
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.6%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Towanda
No high school diploma	6.9%	13.4%
High school graduate	35.1%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Towanda
Drove alone	91.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	4.4%	10.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Towanda
1-unit, detached	55.9%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	16.5%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	8.3%
20 or more units	13.4%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Towanda
Poverty rate	15.6%	9.8%
Average household size	1.79	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1955	1938