Athens vs Montcalm

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

Athens and Montcalm 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 541 in Montcalm). Athens has the higher median home value ($156,800 vs $39,600 in Montcalm). Since 2019, Montcalm's population has grown faster (+20.8% vs +0.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Montcalm
Population	1,156	541
Median age	27.3 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	—
Median home value	$156,800	$39,600
Median gross rent	$1,020	—
Housing units	468	248
Homeownership rate	74.0%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.5%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Montcalm
Population	1,149 → 1,156 (+0.6%)	448 → 541 (+20.8%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $62,292 (+16.8%)	$28,214 → $34,143 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $156,800 (+37.4%)	$51,900 → $39,600 (-23.7%)
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

Montcalm

Population

448541

Median household income

$28,214$34,143

Median home value

$51,900$39,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Montcalm
Under 5	2.4%	2.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	26.2%
18 to 24	24.7%	3.1%
25 to 34	4.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	8.4%	16.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	29.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	0.0%
75 and over	6.8%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Montcalm
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	89.8%
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%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Montcalm
No high school diploma	1.5%	29.6%
High school graduate	26.8%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Montcalm
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	Montcalm
1-unit, detached	72.4%	67.7%
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%	32.3%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Montcalm
Poverty rate	9.7%	16.1%
Average household size	3.13	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1960	1966