Athens vs Unity

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

Athens and Unity 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 373 in Unity). Unity has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $49,904 in Athens). Athens has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $105,300 in Unity).

Population, income & housing

	Athens	Unity
Population	1,005	373
Median age	44.2 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,904	$58,125
Median home value	$168,100	$105,300
Median gross rent	$686	$823
Housing units	506	174
Homeownership rate	65.1%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens	Unity
Population	1,031 → 1,005 (-2.5%)	348 → 373 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$50,066 → $49,904 (-0.3%)	$43,194 → $58,125 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$121,600 → $168,100 (+38.2%)	$90,000 → $105,300 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $686 (+29.4%)	$581 → $823 (+41.7%)

Athens

Population

1,0311,005

Median household income

$50,066$49,904

Median home value

$121,600$168,100

Median gross rent

$530$686

Unity

Population

348373

Median household income

$43,194$58,125

Median home value

$90,000$105,300

Median gross rent

$581$823

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens	Unity
Under 5	4.7%	8.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	18.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	14.7%
35 to 44	14.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	16.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	19.8%
65 to 74	5.3%	8.8%
75 and over	12.4%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens	Unity
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	80.4%
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%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens	Unity
No high school diploma	5.2%	16.1%
High school graduate	50.5%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens	Unity
Drove alone	74.1%	76.4%
Carpooled	17.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	11.6%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens	Unity
1-unit, detached	60.7%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	6.3%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Athens	Unity
Poverty rate	17.0%	13.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1971	1968