What is the population of Athens village?

Athens village has 1,005 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #395 of 807 in Wisconsin.

What is the median household income in Athens village?

Median household income in Athens village is $49,904 a year, 36.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $686 a month and the median home value is $168,100, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Athens village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Athens, WI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Athens, Wisconsin (Athens, WI — Census place “Athens village”) is 1,005 residents, ranking #395 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $49,904, the median home is worth $168,100 and median gross rent runs $686 a month. Looking for the Athens Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Athens, WI: 54411.

Population: 1,005Athens village residents
Median household income: $49,904Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $168,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $686Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 65.1%Owner-occupied households

Athens ZIP codes (Wisconsin)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Athens.

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

54411

What the numbers mean in Athens village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Athens village median would spend about 16.5% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17% of residents and 65.1% 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, WI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Athens village is a small town in Wisconsin, with 1,005 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #395 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 51% of them. The median age here is 44.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 $49,904 a year, 36.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 32% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin 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 17% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Athens village is valued at $168,100, 44.6% below the national figure and 21% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $686 a month, 51.2% below the national figure, or roughly $8,232 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.5% 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 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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 village?: Athens village has 1,005 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #395 of 807 in Wisconsin.
What is the median household income in Athens village?: Median household income in Athens village is $49,904 a year, 36.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Athens village?: Median gross rent is $686 a month and the median home value is $168,100, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.
Is Athens village affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Athens village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
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.