Athens vs Edgar

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

Athens and Edgar are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Edgar has the higher population (1,366 vs 1,005 in Athens). Edgar has the higher median household income ($61,442 vs $49,904 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $165,900 in Edgar).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Edgar
Population	1,005	1,366
Median age	44.2 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,904	$61,442
Median home value	$168,100	$165,900
Median gross rent	$686	$807
Housing units	506	709
Homeownership rate	65.1%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Edgar
Population	1,031 → 1,005 (-2.5%)	1,562 → 1,366 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$50,066 → $49,904 (-0.3%)	$57,750 → $61,442 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $168,100 (+38.2%)	$120,300 → $165,900 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $686 (+29.4%)	$671 → $807 (+20.3%)

Athens

Population

1,0311,005

Median household income

$50,066$49,904

Median home value

$121,600$168,100

Median gross rent

$530$686

Edgar

Population

1,5621,366

Median household income

$57,750$61,442

Median home value

$120,300$165,900

Median gross rent

$671$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Edgar
Under 5	4.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	3.7%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	9.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	15.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	21.2%
65 to 74	5.3%	12.2%
75 and over	12.4%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Edgar
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	92.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Edgar
No high school diploma	5.2%	6.9%
High school graduate	50.5%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Edgar
Drove alone	74.1%	80.2%
Carpooled	17.4%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.4%	10.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Edgar
1-unit, detached	60.7%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	15.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Edgar
Poverty rate	17.0%	7.9%
Average household size	2.35	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1971	1980