Athens vs Oakvale

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

Athens and Oakvale 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 232 in Oakvale). Since 2019, Oakvale's population has grown faster (+280.3% vs +0.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Oakvale
Population	1,156	232
Median age	27.3 yrs	11.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	—
Median home value	$156,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,020	—
Housing units	468	78
Homeownership rate	74.0%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.5%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Oakvale
Population	1,149 → 1,156 (+0.6%)	61 → 232 (+280.3%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $62,292 (+16.8%)	$21,354 → $24,241 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $156,800 (+37.4%)	$42,500 → $85,000 (+100.0%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,020 (+53.8%)	$675 → $950 (+40.7%)

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

Oakvale

Population

61232

Median household income

$21,354$24,241

Median home value

$42,500$85,000

Median gross rent

$675$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Oakvale
Under 5	2.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	22.2%	56.0%
18 to 24	24.7%	1.7%
25 to 34	4.6%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.1%
45 to 54	8.4%	3.9%
55 to 64	10.1%	3.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	3.0%
75 and over	6.8%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Oakvale
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	92.7%
Black or African American	6.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Oakvale
No high school diploma	1.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	26.8%	71.7%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Oakvale
Drove alone	58.9%	88.7%
Carpooled	13.9%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	3.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Oakvale
1-unit, detached	72.4%	30.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	23.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	61.5%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Oakvale
Poverty rate	9.7%	6.1%
Average household size	3.13	4.07
Mean commute (minutes)	19	33
Median year structure built	1960	2008