Athens vs Brownsboro

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

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

Athens has the higher population (13,013 vs 1,479 in Brownsboro). Athens has the higher median household income ($70,601 vs $65,250 in Brownsboro). Athens has the higher median home value ($205,700 vs $180,700 in Brownsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Brownsboro
Population	13,013	1,479
Median age	37.6 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,601	$65,250
Median home value	$205,700	$180,700
Median gross rent	$1,069	$1,179
Housing units	5,148	533
Homeownership rate	56.3%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Brownsboro
Population	12,664 → 13,013 (+2.8%)	1,185 → 1,479 (+24.8%)
Median household income	$38,149 → $70,601 (+85.1%)	$51,250 → $65,250 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $205,700 (+135.9%)	$95,200 → $180,700 (+89.8%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $1,069 (+25.2%)	$850 → $1,179 (+38.7%)

Athens

Population

12,66413,013

Median household income

$38,149$70,601

Median home value

$87,200$205,700

Median gross rent

$854$1,069

Brownsboro

Population

1,1851,479

Median household income

$51,250$65,250

Median home value

$95,200$180,700

Median gross rent

$850$1,179

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Brownsboro
Under 5	7.0%	14.1%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.8%
18 to 24	11.7%	12.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.3%
55 to 64	10.3%	8.8%
65 to 74	10.1%	6.6%
75 and over	9.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Brownsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	83.8%
Black or African American	14.1%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	32.4%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Brownsboro
No high school diploma	15.5%	13.5%
High school graduate	32.4%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Brownsboro
Drove alone	79.1%	76.0%
Carpooled	13.8%	11.5%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	5.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Brownsboro
1-unit, detached	62.7%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	10.7%
20 or more units	9.3%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Brownsboro
Poverty rate	12.6%	15.0%
Average household size	2.72	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1980	1989