Athens vs Knowlton

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

Athens and Knowlton 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 71 in Knowlton). Athens has the higher median household income ($49,904 vs $49,375 in Knowlton). Knowlton has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $168,100 in Athens).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Knowlton
Population	1,005	71
Median age	44.2 yrs	62.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,904	$49,375
Median home value	$168,100	$200,000
Median gross rent	$686	—
Housing units	506	49
Homeownership rate	65.1%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Knowlton
Population	1,031 → 1,005 (-2.5%)	122 → 71 (-41.8%)
Median household income	$50,066 → $49,904 (-0.3%)	$66,250 → $49,375 (-25.5%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $168,100 (+38.2%)	$182,800 → $200,000 (+9.4%)
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

Knowlton

Population

12271

Median household income

$66,250$49,375

Median home value

$182,800$200,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Knowlton
Under 5	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.4%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	49.3%
65 to 74	5.3%	18.3%
75 and over	12.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Knowlton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	94.4%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Knowlton
No high school diploma	5.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	50.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Knowlton
Drove alone	74.1%	82.9%
Carpooled	17.4%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Knowlton
1-unit, detached	60.7%	85.7%
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%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Knowlton
Poverty rate	17.0%	14.1%
Average household size	2.35	1.45
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1971	1968