Athens vs Elderon

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

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

Athens has the higher population (1,005 vs 142 in Elderon). Elderon has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $49,904 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $143,800 in Elderon).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Elderon
Population	1,005	142
Median age	44.2 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,904	$55,417
Median home value	$168,100	$143,800
Median gross rent	$686	$796
Housing units	506	73
Homeownership rate	65.1%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Elderon
Population	1,031 → 1,005 (-2.5%)	308 → 142 (-53.9%)
Median household income	$50,066 → $49,904 (-0.3%)	$34,730 → $55,417 (+59.6%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $168,100 (+38.2%)	$72,300 → $143,800 (+98.9%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $686 (+29.4%)	$850 → $796 (-6.4%)

Athens

Population

1,0311,005

Median household income

$50,066$49,904

Median home value

$121,600$168,100

Median gross rent

$530$686

Elderon

Population

308142

Median household income

$34,730$55,417

Median home value

$72,300$143,800

Median gross rent

$850$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Elderon
Under 5	4.7%	2.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	7.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	12.7%
25 to 34	8.4%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	6.3%
45 to 54	16.4%	4.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	23.2%
65 to 74	5.3%	16.2%
75 and over	12.4%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Elderon
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	80.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Elderon
No high school diploma	5.2%	11.8%
High school graduate	50.5%	61.8%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	0.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Elderon
Drove alone	74.1%	80.0%
Carpooled	17.4%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	10.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Elderon
1-unit, detached	60.7%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Elderon
Poverty rate	17.0%	6.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1971	1938