Athens vs Brush Fork

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

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

Brush Fork has the higher population (1,213 vs 1,156 in Athens). Athens has the higher median household income ($62,292 vs $51,364 in Brush Fork). Athens has the higher median home value ($156,800 vs $59,200 in Brush Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Brush Fork
Population	1,156	1,213
Median age	27.3 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	$51,364
Median home value	$156,800	$59,200
Median gross rent	$1,020	—
Housing units	468	523
Homeownership rate	74.0%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.5%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Brush Fork
Population	1,149 → 1,156 (+0.6%)	1,214 → 1,213 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $62,292 (+16.8%)	$31,780 → $51,364 (+61.6%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $156,800 (+37.4%)	$60,400 → $59,200 (-2.0%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,020 (+53.8%)	$729 → $781 (+7.1%)

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

Brush Fork

Population

1,2141,213

Median household income

$31,780$51,364

Median home value

$60,400$59,200

Median gross rent

$729$781

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Brush Fork
Under 5	2.4%	0.8%
5 to 17	22.2%	26.3%
18 to 24	24.7%	13.4%
25 to 34	4.6%	3.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	8.4%
45 to 54	8.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	10.1%	10.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	13.6%
75 and over	6.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Brush Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Brush Fork
No high school diploma	1.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	26.8%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Brush Fork
Drove alone	58.9%	95.4%
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%	2.7%
Other means	1.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Brush Fork
1-unit, detached	72.4%	50.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	49.9%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Brush Fork
Poverty rate	9.7%	20.4%
Average household size	3.13	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1960	1979