Athens County vs Pickaway County

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

Athens County and Pickaway County are counties in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Athens County has the higher population (61,573 vs 59,407 in Pickaway County). Pickaway County has the higher median household income ($72,927 vs $53,837 in Athens County). Pickaway County has the higher median home value ($235,700 vs $173,800 in Athens County).

Population, income & housing

	Athens County	Pickaway County
Population	61,573	59,407
Median age	32.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,837	$72,927
Median home value	$173,800	$235,700
Median gross rent	$903	$965
Housing units	26,466	22,591
Homeownership rate	61.9%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athens County	Pickaway County
Population	65,917 → 61,573 (-6.6%)	57,762 → 59,407 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$40,905 → $53,837 (+31.6%)	$63,633 → $72,927 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$129,600 → $173,800 (+34.1%)	$163,300 → $235,700 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $903 (+14.2%)	$812 → $965 (+18.8%)

Athens County

Population

65,91761,573

Median household income

$40,905$53,837

Median home value

$129,600$173,800

Median gross rent

$791$903

Pickaway County

Population

57,76259,407

Median household income

$63,633$72,927

Median home value

$163,300$235,700

Median gross rent

$812$965

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athens County	Pickaway County
Under 5	3.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	11.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	26.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.7%
75 and over	5.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athens County	Pickaway County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	91.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athens County	Pickaway County
No high school diploma	8.2%	11.6%
High school graduate	29.8%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athens County	Pickaway County
Drove alone	67.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	7.2%	9.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	11.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	11.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athens County	Pickaway County
1-unit, detached	60.0%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	7.6%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Athens County	Pickaway County
Poverty rate	22.1%	12.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1978	1978