Athena

Population: 1,206
Median household income: $70,729
Median home value: $196,700

Athena, a community in Umatilla County, Oregon, has 1,206 residents. The median household income of $70,729 is in line with the Umatilla County median ($68,958).

Between 2019 and 2023, Athena's population declined 3.2% from 1,246 to 1,206, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $140,300 to $196,700.

The typical home was built around 1973. 11.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,206
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $70,729
Median home value: $196,700
Median gross rent: $868
Housing units: 533
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2461,206

Median household income

$63,819$70,729

Median home value

$140,300$196,700

Median gross rent

$885$868

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,246	$63,819	$140,300	$885
2020	1,263	$62,188	$137,400	$775
2021	1,307	$66,339	$141,000	$787
2022	1,333	$66,333	$165,500	$892
2023	1,206	$70,729	$196,700	$868

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	1.1%
5 to 17	253	21.0%
18 to 24	78	6.5%
25 to 34	181	15.0%
35 to 44	191	15.8%
45 to 54	176	14.6%
55 to 64	162	13.4%
65 to 74	108	9.0%
75 and over	44	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,108	91.9%
Black or African American	24	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	6.1%
High school graduate	237	27.5%
Some college or associate's	290	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	180	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	102	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone62.5%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	342	62.5%
Carpooled	99	18.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	99	18.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	111	24.8%
15 to 29 min	221	49.3%
30 to 44 min	113	25.2%
45 to 59 min	3	0.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 11.4% (132 of 1,156)

	Count	Share
Family households	300	60.0%
Nonfamily households	200	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	500	93.8%
Vacant	33	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	389	77.8%
Renter-occupied	111	22.2%

1-unit, detached56.3%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	300	56.3%
1-unit, attached	41	7.7%
2 to 4 units	51	9.6%
5 to 19 units	12	2.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	129	24.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4103200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.8135, -118.4930