Athens vs Marathon City

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

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

Marathon City has the higher population (1,397 vs 1,005 in Athens). Marathon City has the higher median household income ($90,000 vs $49,904 in Athens). Marathon City has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $168,100 in Athens).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Marathon City
Population	1,005	1,397
Median age	44.2 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,904	$90,000
Median home value	$168,100	$196,600
Median gross rent	$686	$760
Housing units	506	555
Homeownership rate	65.1%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Marathon City
Population	1,031 → 1,005 (-2.5%)	1,376 → 1,397 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$50,066 → $49,904 (-0.3%)	$63,984 → $90,000 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $168,100 (+38.2%)	$147,800 → $196,600 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $686 (+29.4%)	$604 → $760 (+25.8%)

Athens

Population

1,0311,005

Median household income

$50,066$49,904

Median home value

$121,600$168,100

Median gross rent

$530$686

Marathon City

Population

1,3761,397

Median household income

$63,984$90,000

Median home value

$147,800$196,600

Median gross rent

$604$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Marathon City
Under 5	4.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	22.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	7.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	10.2%
45 to 54	16.4%	15.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	18.6%
65 to 74	5.3%	8.0%
75 and over	12.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Marathon City
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	92.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Marathon City
No high school diploma	5.2%	3.4%
High school graduate	50.5%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Marathon City
Drove alone	74.1%	74.2%
Carpooled	17.4%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	10.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Marathon City
1-unit, detached	60.7%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	7.7%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Marathon City
Poverty rate	17.0%	3.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	25	15
Median year structure built	1971	1973