Athens vs Malakoff

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

Athens and Malakoff 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 2,227 in Malakoff). Athens has the higher median household income ($70,601 vs $53,378 in Malakoff). Athens has the higher median home value ($205,700 vs $84,000 in Malakoff).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Malakoff
Population	13,013	2,227
Median age	37.6 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,601	$53,378
Median home value	$205,700	$84,000
Median gross rent	$1,069	$820
Housing units	5,148	1,043
Homeownership rate	56.3%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Malakoff
Population	12,664 → 13,013 (+2.8%)	2,760 → 2,227 (-19.3%)
Median household income	$38,149 → $70,601 (+85.1%)	$29,185 → $53,378 (+82.9%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $205,700 (+135.9%)	$82,100 → $84,000 (+2.3%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $1,069 (+25.2%)	$707 → $820 (+16.0%)

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

Malakoff

Population

2,7602,227

Median household income

$29,185$53,378

Median home value

$82,100$84,000

Median gross rent

$707$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Malakoff
Under 5	7.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	11.7%	12.2%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	9.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.3%	17.6%
65 to 74	10.1%	10.6%
75 and over	9.2%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Malakoff
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	55.6%
Black or African American	14.1%	15.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	32.4%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Malakoff
No high school diploma	15.5%	20.0%
High school graduate	32.4%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Malakoff
Drove alone	79.1%	84.7%
Carpooled	13.8%	4.4%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	6.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Malakoff
1-unit, detached	62.7%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	14.3%
20 or more units	9.3%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Malakoff
Poverty rate	12.6%	24.3%
Average household size	2.72	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1980	1979