Athens vs Stratford

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

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

Stratford has the higher population (1,439 vs 1,005 in Athens). Stratford has the higher median household income ($65,880 vs $49,904 in Athens). Stratford has the higher median home value ($189,700 vs $168,100 in Athens).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Stratford
Population	1,005	1,439
Median age	44.2 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,904	$65,880
Median home value	$168,100	$189,700
Median gross rent	$686	$877
Housing units	506	703
Homeownership rate	65.1%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Stratford
Population	1,031 → 1,005 (-2.5%)	1,562 → 1,439 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$50,066 → $49,904 (-0.3%)	$53,300 → $65,880 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $168,100 (+38.2%)	$137,100 → $189,700 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $686 (+29.4%)	$545 → $877 (+60.9%)

Athens

Population

1,0311,005

Median household income

$50,066$49,904

Median home value

$121,600$168,100

Median gross rent

$530$686

Stratford

Population

1,5621,439

Median household income

$53,300$65,880

Median home value

$137,100$189,700

Median gross rent

$545$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Stratford
Under 5	4.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	3.3%
25 to 34	8.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	16.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	20.3%
65 to 74	5.3%	10.4%
75 and over	12.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Stratford
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	91.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Stratford
No high school diploma	5.2%	9.0%
High school graduate	50.5%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Stratford
Drove alone	74.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	17.4%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.5%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	8.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Stratford
1-unit, detached	60.7%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	4.7%
20 or more units	2.4%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Stratford
Poverty rate	17.0%	12.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1971	1979