What is the population of Athens city?

Athens city has 13,013 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #226 of 1,863 in Texas.

What is the median household income in Athens city?

Median household income in Athens city is $70,601 a year, 10.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,069 a month and the median home value is $205,700, so rent absorbs about 18.2% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Athens city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Athens, TX population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Athens, Texas (Athens, TX — Census place “Athens city”) is 13,013 residents, ranking #226 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $70,601, the median home is worth $205,700 and median gross rent runs $1,069 a month. Looking for the Athens Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Athens, TX: 75751.

Population: 13,013Athens city residents
Median household income: $70,601Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $205,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,069Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 56.3%Owner-occupied households

Athens ZIP codes (Texas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Athens.

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

75751

What the numbers mean in Athens city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Athens city median would spend about 18.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.6% of residents and 56.3% 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 city, TX in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Athens city is a mid-size town in Texas, with 13,013 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #226 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 37.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Athens city earn a median of $70,601 a year, 10.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Athens city is valued at $205,700, 32.2% below the national figure and 15% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,069 a month, 24% below the national figure, or roughly $12,828 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 56.3% 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.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Athens city?: Athens city has 13,013 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #226 of 1,863 in Texas.
What is the median household income in Athens city?: Median household income in Athens city is $70,601 a year, 10.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Athens city?: Median gross rent is $1,069 a month and the median home value is $205,700, so rent absorbs about 18.2% of median household income.
Is Athens city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Athens city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Athens city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.