Athens vs Matoaka

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

Athens and Matoaka 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 92 in Matoaka). Athens has the higher median household income ($62,292 vs $23,929 in Matoaka). Athens has the higher median home value ($156,800 vs $74,400 in Matoaka).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Matoaka
Population	1,156	92
Median age	27.3 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	$23,929
Median home value	$156,800	$74,400
Median gross rent	$1,020	$565
Housing units	468	87
Homeownership rate	74.0%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.5%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Matoaka
Population	1,149 → 1,156 (+0.6%)	221 → 92 (-58.4%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $62,292 (+16.8%)	$39,896 → $23,929 (-40.0%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $156,800 (+37.4%)	$61,300 → $74,400 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,020 (+53.8%)	$635 → $565 (-11.0%)

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

Matoaka

Population

22192

Median household income

$39,896$23,929

Median home value

$61,300$74,400

Median gross rent

$635$565

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Matoaka
Under 5	2.4%	10.9%
5 to 17	22.2%	13.0%
18 to 24	24.7%	17.4%
25 to 34	4.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	21.7%
45 to 54	8.4%	14.1%
55 to 64	10.1%	7.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	9.8%
75 and over	6.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Matoaka
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	94.6%
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%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Matoaka
No high school diploma	1.5%	57.4%
High school graduate	26.8%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Matoaka
Drove alone	58.9%	57.9%
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%	42.1%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Matoaka
1-unit, detached	72.4%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	23.3%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Matoaka
Poverty rate	9.7%	54.7%
Average household size	3.13	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1960	1938