Athens vs Chandler

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

Athens and Chandler 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 3,397 in Chandler). Athens has the higher median household income ($70,601 vs $48,002 in Chandler). Chandler has the higher median home value ($218,400 vs $205,700 in Athens).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Chandler
Population	13,013	3,397
Median age	37.6 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,601	$48,002
Median home value	$205,700	$218,400
Median gross rent	$1,069	$868
Housing units	5,148	1,618
Homeownership rate	56.3%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Chandler
Population	12,664 → 13,013 (+2.8%)	3,003 → 3,397 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$38,149 → $70,601 (+85.1%)	$50,809 → $48,002 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $205,700 (+135.9%)	$172,600 → $218,400 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $1,069 (+25.2%)	$787 → $868 (+10.3%)

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

Chandler

Population

3,0033,397

Median household income

$50,809$48,002

Median home value

$172,600$218,400

Median gross rent

$787$868

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Chandler
Under 5	7.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	11.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	4.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	9.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	15.5%
75 and over	9.2%	22.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Chandler
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	83.3%
Black or African American	14.1%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	1.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	32.4%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Chandler
No high school diploma	15.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	32.4%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Chandler
Drove alone	79.1%	74.9%
Carpooled	13.8%	9.4%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	14.2%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Chandler
1-unit, detached	62.7%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	4.1%
20 or more units	9.3%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Chandler
Poverty rate	12.6%	10.4%
Average household size	2.72	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1980	1989