Athens vs Niota

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

Athens and Niota 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 735 in Niota). Athens has the higher median household income ($53,151 vs $46,188 in Niota). Athens has the higher median home value ($197,300 vs $112,500 in Niota).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Niota
Population	14,250	735
Median age	40.8 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,151	$46,188
Median home value	$197,300	$112,500
Median gross rent	$807	$889
Housing units	6,678	349
Homeownership rate	58.1%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Niota
Population	13,851 → 14,250 (+2.9%)	981 → 735 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$31,913 → $53,151 (+66.5%)	$34,881 → $46,188 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$148,800 → $197,300 (+32.6%)	$84,200 → $112,500 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $807 (+14.0%)	$650 → $889 (+36.8%)

Athens

Population

13,85114,250

Median household income

$31,913$53,151

Median home value

$148,800$197,300

Median gross rent

$708$807

Niota

Population

981735

Median household income

$34,881$46,188

Median home value

$84,200$112,500

Median gross rent

$650$889

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Niota
Under 5	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.4%	12.2%
18 to 24	11.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	14.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.9%
75 and over	7.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Niota
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	70.2%
Black or African American	6.1%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Niota
No high school diploma	13.3%	19.0%
High school graduate	35.4%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Niota
Drove alone	84.5%	77.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	17.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	1.7%
Other means	0.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Niota
1-unit, detached	68.3%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Niota
Poverty rate	18.4%	10.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1972	1960