Athens vs Spencer

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

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

Spencer has the higher population (1,621 vs 1,005 in Athens). Spencer has the higher median household income ($74,245 vs $49,904 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $143,000 in Spencer).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Spencer
Population	1,005	1,621
Median age	44.2 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,904	$74,245
Median home value	$168,100	$143,000
Median gross rent	$686	$550
Housing units	506	726
Homeownership rate	65.1%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Spencer
Population	1,031 → 1,005 (-2.5%)	1,815 → 1,621 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$50,066 → $49,904 (-0.3%)	$54,063 → $74,245 (+37.3%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $168,100 (+38.2%)	$112,300 → $143,000 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $686 (+29.4%)	$665 → $550 (-17.3%)

Athens

Population

1,0311,005

Median household income

$50,066$49,904

Median home value

$121,600$168,100

Median gross rent

$530$686

Spencer

Population

1,8151,621

Median household income

$54,063$74,245

Median home value

$112,300$143,000

Median gross rent

$665$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Spencer
Under 5	4.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.8%	20.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	3.9%
25 to 34	8.4%	16.3%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	16.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.4%	6.4%
65 to 74	5.3%	11.3%
75 and over	12.4%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	98.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
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%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Spencer
No high school diploma	5.2%	8.4%
High school graduate	50.5%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Spencer
Drove alone	74.1%	68.2%
Carpooled	17.4%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	14.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Spencer
1-unit, detached	60.7%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	5.8%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Spencer
Poverty rate	17.0%	2.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1971	1971