What is the population of Athens village?

Athens village has 286 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #410 of 489 in Louisiana.

What is the median household income in Athens village?

Median household income in Athens village is $16,250 a year, 79.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Athens village?

Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $91,500.

Is Athens village affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Athens village is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market.

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Athens, LA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Athens, Louisiana (Athens, LA — Census place “Athens village”) is 286 residents, ranking #410 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $16,250, the median home is worth $91,500 and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Athens Louisiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Athens, LA: 71003.

Population: 286Athens village residents
Median household income: $16,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $91,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: —Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 64.1%Owner-occupied households

Athens ZIP codes (Louisiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Athens.

The Athens LA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

71003

What the numbers mean in Athens village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

The median home costs 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 50% of residents and 64.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Athens village, LA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Athens village is a very small community in Louisiana, with 286 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #410 of 489 ranked by population — larger than 16% of them. The median age here is 37.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Athens village earn a median of $16,250 a year, 79.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 70% below the $53,775 median for the 268 Louisiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 50% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Athens village is valued at $91,500, 69.8% below the national figure and 47% below the $173,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 64.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 286 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Athens village against its county rather than against national figures.

The Census withheld gross rent for Athens village because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Athens village?: Athens village has 286 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #410 of 489 in Louisiana.
What is the median household income in Athens village?: Median household income in Athens village is $16,250 a year, 79.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Athens village?: Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $91,500.
Is Athens village affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Athens village is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market.
How current is this Athens village data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.