Athens

Population: 1,005
Median household income: $49,904
Median home value: $168,100

Athens, a community in Marathon County, Wisconsin, has 1,005 residents. At $49,904, its median household income sits below Marathon County's $76,185.

From 2019 to 2023, Athens's population declined 2.5% from 1,031 to 1,005, while its median home value rose 38.2% from $121,600 to $168,100.

The median gross rent is $686. 11.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,005
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $49,904
Median home value: $168,100
Median gross rent: $686
Housing units: 506
Homeownership rate: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0311,005

Median household income

$50,066$49,904

Median home value

$121,600$168,100

Median gross rent

$530$686

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,031	$50,066	$121,600	$530
2020	952	$51,146	$138,500	$585
2021	911	$52,708	$152,300	$558
2022	1,015	$58,828	$163,300	$633
2023	1,005	$49,904	$168,100	$686

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	4.7%
5 to 17	169	16.8%
18 to 24	78	7.8%
25 to 34	84	8.4%
35 to 44	149	14.8%
45 to 54	165	16.4%
55 to 64	135	13.4%
65 to 74	53	5.3%
75 and over	125	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	913	90.8%
Black or African American	14	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate50.5%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	5.2%
High school graduate	359	50.5%
Some college or associate's	234	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	51	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	30	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled17.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	349	74.1%
Carpooled	82	17.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	6.4%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	148	33.6%
15 to 29 min	124	28.1%
30 to 44 min	104	23.6%
45 to 59 min	39	8.8%
60+ min	26	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 17.0% (170 of 1,001)

	Count	Share
Family households	252	59.0%
Nonfamily households	175	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	427	84.4%
Vacant	79	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	278	65.1%
Renter-occupied	149	34.9%

1-unit, detached60.7%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	307	60.7%
1-unit, attached	19	3.8%
2 to 4 units	84	16.6%
5 to 19 units	68	13.4%
20 or more units	12	2.4%
Mobile home & other	16	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5503550
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.0349, -90.0792