Athens vs Fenwood

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

Athens and Fenwood 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 135 in Fenwood). Fenwood has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $49,904 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $117,500 in Fenwood).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Fenwood
Population	1,005	135
Median age	44.2 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,904	$82,500
Median home value	$168,100	$117,500
Median gross rent	$686	—
Housing units	506	44
Homeownership rate	65.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Fenwood
Population	1,031 → 1,005 (-2.5%)	174 → 135 (-22.4%)
Median household income	$50,066 → $49,904 (-0.3%)	$61,250 → $82,500 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $168,100 (+38.2%)	$90,000 → $117,500 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $686 (+29.4%)	—

Athens

Population

1,0311,005

Median household income

$50,066$49,904

Median home value

$121,600$168,100

Median gross rent

$530$686

Fenwood

Population

174135

Median household income

$61,250$82,500

Median home value

$90,000$117,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Fenwood
Under 5	4.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.8%	26.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	2.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.6%
35 to 44	14.8%	20.7%
45 to 54	16.4%	14.1%
55 to 64	13.4%	6.7%
65 to 74	5.3%	7.4%
75 and over	12.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Fenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	71.9%
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%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.7%	27.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Fenwood
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.2%
High school graduate	50.5%	56.0%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Fenwood
Drove alone	74.1%	63.8%
Carpooled	17.4%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	17.4%
Other means	0.6%	14.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Fenwood
1-unit, detached	60.7%	95.5%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Fenwood
Poverty rate	17.0%	2.2%
Average household size	2.35	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1971	1973