Athens vs Bramwell

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

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

Athens has the higher population (1,156 vs 129 in Bramwell). Athens has the higher median household income ($62,292 vs $33,000 in Bramwell). Since 2019, Athens's population has grown faster (+0.6% vs -58.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Bramwell
Population	1,156	129
Median age	27.3 yrs	72.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	$33,000
Median home value	$156,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,020	$658
Housing units	468	168
Homeownership rate	74.0%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.5%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Bramwell
Population	1,149 → 1,156 (+0.6%)	312 → 129 (-58.7%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $62,292 (+16.8%)	$45,417 → $33,000 (-27.3%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $156,800 (+37.4%)	$60,900 → $52,500 (-13.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,020 (+53.8%)	$833 → $658 (-21.0%)

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

Bramwell

Population

312129

Median household income

$45,417$33,000

Median home value

$60,900$52,500

Median gross rent

$833$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Bramwell
Under 5	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	0.8%
18 to 24	24.7%	0.8%
25 to 34	4.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.4%	0.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	18.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	23.3%
75 and over	6.8%	31.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Bramwell
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	77.5%
Black or African American	6.0%	18.6%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Bramwell
No high school diploma	1.5%	2.4%
High school graduate	26.8%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Bramwell
Drove alone	58.9%	88.6%
Carpooled	13.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	11.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Bramwell
1-unit, detached	72.4%	97.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	23.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Bramwell
Poverty rate	9.7%	29.5%
Average household size	3.13	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1960	1938