Athens vs Englewood

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

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

Athens has the higher population (14,250 vs 1,643 in Englewood). Athens has the higher median household income ($53,151 vs $48,688 in Englewood). Athens has the higher median home value ($197,300 vs $101,400 in Englewood).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Englewood
Population	14,250	1,643
Median age	40.8 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,151	$48,688
Median home value	$197,300	$101,400
Median gross rent	$807	$717
Housing units	6,678	771
Homeownership rate	58.1%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Englewood
Population	13,851 → 14,250 (+2.9%)	1,790 → 1,643 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$31,913 → $53,151 (+66.5%)	$33,702 → $48,688 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$148,800 → $197,300 (+32.6%)	$86,500 → $101,400 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $807 (+14.0%)	$611 → $717 (+17.3%)

Athens

Population

13,85114,250

Median household income

$31,913$53,151

Median home value

$148,800$197,300

Median gross rent

$708$807

Englewood

Population

1,7901,643

Median household income

$33,702$48,688

Median home value

$86,500$101,400

Median gross rent

$611$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Englewood
Under 5	5.5%	6.8%
5 to 17	12.4%	20.3%
18 to 24	11.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	8.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	18.0%
55 to 64	11.7%	9.4%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.3%
75 and over	7.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Englewood
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	88.3%
Black or African American	6.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Englewood
No high school diploma	13.3%	17.9%
High school graduate	35.4%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Englewood
Drove alone	84.5%	90.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	5.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Englewood
1-unit, detached	68.3%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	3.1%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Englewood
Poverty rate	18.4%	18.9%
Average household size	2.21	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1972	1965