Athens vs Hatley

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

Athens and Hatley 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 593 in Hatley). Hatley has the higher median household income ($87,188 vs $49,904 in Athens). Hatley has the higher median home value ($196,700 vs $168,100 in Athens).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Hatley
Population	1,005	593
Median age	44.2 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,904	$87,188
Median home value	$168,100	$196,700
Median gross rent	$686	$826
Housing units	506	244
Homeownership rate	65.1%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Hatley
Population	1,031 → 1,005 (-2.5%)	587 → 593 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$50,066 → $49,904 (-0.3%)	$89,107 → $87,188 (-2.2%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $168,100 (+38.2%)	$159,800 → $196,700 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $686 (+29.4%)	$641 → $826 (+28.9%)

Athens

Population

1,0311,005

Median household income

$50,066$49,904

Median home value

$121,600$168,100

Median gross rent

$530$686

Hatley

Population

587593

Median household income

$89,107$87,188

Median home value

$159,800$196,700

Median gross rent

$641$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Hatley
Under 5	4.7%	10.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	13.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	8.4%	19.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	16.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	5.3%	8.1%
75 and over	12.4%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Hatley
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	95.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Hatley
No high school diploma	5.2%	6.2%
High school graduate	50.5%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Hatley
Drove alone	74.1%	81.4%
Carpooled	17.4%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	4.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Hatley
1-unit, detached	60.7%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	4.5%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Hatley
Poverty rate	17.0%	6.9%
Average household size	2.35	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1971	1992