Athens vs Lashmeet

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

Athens and Lashmeet 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 734 in Lashmeet). Athens has the higher median household income ($62,292 vs $46,329 in Lashmeet). Lashmeet has the higher median home value ($178,100 vs $156,800 in Athens).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Lashmeet
Population	1,156	734
Median age	27.3 yrs	61.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	$46,329
Median home value	$156,800	$178,100
Median gross rent	$1,020	—
Housing units	468	354
Homeownership rate	74.0%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.5%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Lashmeet
Population	1,149 → 1,156 (+0.6%)	443 → 734 (+65.7%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $62,292 (+16.8%)	$28,703 → $46,329 (+61.4%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $156,800 (+37.4%)	$77,300 → $178,100 (+130.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,020 (+53.8%)	—

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

Lashmeet

Population

443734

Median household income

$28,703$46,329

Median home value

$77,300$178,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Lashmeet
Under 5	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	7.8%
18 to 24	24.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	4.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.7%
45 to 54	8.4%	2.6%
55 to 64	10.1%	23.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	28.9%
75 and over	6.8%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Lashmeet
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	Lashmeet
No high school diploma	1.5%	28.2%
High school graduate	26.8%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Lashmeet
Drove alone	58.9%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Lashmeet
1-unit, detached	72.4%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Lashmeet
Poverty rate	9.7%	6.1%
Average household size	3.13	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1960	1981