Athens vs Bluewell

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

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

Bluewell has the higher population (2,281 vs 1,156 in Athens). Athens has the higher median household income ($62,292 vs $35,599 in Bluewell). Athens has the higher median home value ($156,800 vs $137,800 in Bluewell).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Bluewell
Population	1,156	2,281
Median age	27.3 yrs	62.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	$35,599
Median home value	$156,800	$137,800
Median gross rent	$1,020	$874
Housing units	468	1,295
Homeownership rate	74.0%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.5%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Bluewell
Population	1,149 → 1,156 (+0.6%)	2,593 → 2,281 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $62,292 (+16.8%)	$33,462 → $35,599 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $156,800 (+37.4%)	$81,700 → $137,800 (+68.7%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,020 (+53.8%)	$573 → $874 (+52.5%)

Athens

Population

1,1491,156

Median household income

$53,333$62,292

Median home value

$114,100$156,800

Median gross rent

$663$1,020

Bluewell

Population

2,5932,281

Median household income

$33,462$35,599

Median home value

$81,700$137,800

Median gross rent

$573$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Bluewell
Under 5	2.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	22.2%	8.0%
18 to 24	24.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	4.6%	2.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	8.4%	5.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	19.9%
75 and over	6.8%	26.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Bluewell
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	93.2%
Black or African American	6.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Bluewell
No high school diploma	1.5%	28.5%
High school graduate	26.8%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Bluewell
Drove alone	58.9%	86.7%
Carpooled	13.9%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	2.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Bluewell
1-unit, detached	72.4%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	23.3%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Bluewell
Poverty rate	9.7%	17.3%
Average household size	3.13	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1960	1974