Athens vs Gun Barrel City

A side-by-side comparison of Athens and Gun Barrel City: population, income, housing, and more.

Athens and Gun Barrel City 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 6,408 in Gun Barrel City). Athens has the higher median household income ($70,601 vs $69,273 in Gun Barrel City). Gun Barrel City has the higher median home value ($229,300 vs $205,700 in Athens).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Gun Barrel City
Population	13,013	6,408
Median age	37.6 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,601	$69,273
Median home value	$205,700	$229,300
Median gross rent	$1,069	$922
Housing units	5,148	3,013
Homeownership rate	56.3%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Gun Barrel City
Population	12,664 → 13,013 (+2.8%)	6,084 → 6,408 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$38,149 → $70,601 (+85.1%)	$43,839 → $69,273 (+58.0%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $205,700 (+135.9%)	$122,100 → $229,300 (+87.8%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $1,069 (+25.2%)	$709 → $922 (+30.0%)

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

Gun Barrel City

Population

6,0846,408

Median household income

$43,839$69,273

Median home value

$122,100$229,300

Median gross rent

$709$922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Gun Barrel City
Under 5	7.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	14.5%
18 to 24	11.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	10.3%	17.2%
65 to 74	10.1%	13.6%
75 and over	9.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Gun Barrel City
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	92.3%
Black or African American	14.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	32.4%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Gun Barrel City
No high school diploma	15.5%	10.5%
High school graduate	32.4%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Gun Barrel City
Drove alone	79.1%	66.4%
Carpooled	13.8%	13.4%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	15.8%
Other means	1.5%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Gun Barrel City
1-unit, detached	62.7%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	4.1%
20 or more units	9.3%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Gun Barrel City
Poverty rate	12.6%	14.0%
Average household size	2.72	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1980	1987