Population 183 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Old Athens
Household size in Old Athens
| Period | Old Athens | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.89 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.70 | 2.64 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.39 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.30 | 2.59 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.59 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Households in Old Athens are small: just 2.30 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.89 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Old Athens
| Period | Old Athens | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.3 | 36.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.7 | 37.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.7 | 38.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.4 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.2 | +2.2 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Old Athens is 42.4 years old, a bit older than the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Old Athens
| Period | Old Athens | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.2% | 14.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.1% | 15.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.5% | 14.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.4% | 15.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −5.8 pts | +0.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in seven households in Old Athens (15.4%), well above the national share of 11.6%. The picture is much the same across Louisiana.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Old Athens
Renters in Old Athens
| Period | Old Athens | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.2% | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.3% | 33.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.7% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 34.8% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | +19.6 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a third of households in Old Athens rent their homes (34.8%), the same as the national share. Among homeowners, 59.4% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Old Athens
| Period | Old Athens | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.4% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 25.8% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.4% | 15.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.6% | 14.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.9 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Old Athens than nationally: 12.6%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Still, the rate is lower than in Louisiana as a whole (14.4%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Old Athens
| Period | Old Athens | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1969 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1981 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Old Athens was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Louisiana overall, where the median home dates to 1984.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Old Athens
| Period | Old Athens | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $445 | $755 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $444 | $831 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $768 | $920 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,024 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$580 | +$366 | +$606 |
Rent in Old Athens runs $1,024 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 49.0% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Old Athens
Bachelor's degrees in Old Athens
| Period | Old Athens | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.6% | 22.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.5% | 22.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.6% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.8% | 27.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.1 pts | +5.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Old Athens: 14.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Old Athens
| Period | Old Athens | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 78.6% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.1% | 83.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.0% | 85.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.7% | 87.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.2 pts | +5.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in Old Athens never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. Louisiana as a whole looks much the same.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Old Athens
| Period | Old Athens | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.2% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.7% | 8.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.5% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.2% | 6.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −11.0 pts | −1.4 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in Old Athens than nationally: unemployment was 4.2%, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Old Athens compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Athens | 2.30 | 42.4 | 15.4% | 34.8% | 12.6% | 1977 | $1,024 | 14.8% | 87.7% | 4.2% |
| Athens | 2.44 | 43.1 | 16.3% | 28.7% | 20.8% | 1982 | $1,034 | 14.3% | 90.6% | 3.1% |
| Marsalis | 2.45 | 50.0 | 3.9% | 31.8% | 32.6% | 2001 | $1,094 | 22.3% | 90.7% | 3.6% |
| Sibley | 2.67 | 40.4 | 11.3% | 16.5% | 12.5% | 1984 | $734 | 14.6% | 90.8% | 2.0% |
| Gibsland | 2.22 | 48.7 | 6.9% | 28.4% | 21.5% | 1975 | $585 | 11.9% | 92.1% | 4.9% |
| Mount Lebanon | 2.16 | 49.2 | 2.6% | 28.9% | 24.4% | 1979 | $564 | 11.0% | 92.9% | 3.3% |
| Hurricane | 2.32 | 50.5 | 6.5% | 28.7% | 24.2% | 1988 | $990 | 20.5% | 90.5% | 4.9% |
| Pratt | 2.01 | 51.8 | 3.0% | 21.8% | 21.4% | 1981 | $595 | 19.7% | 90.6% | 5.1% |
| Taylor | 2.51 | 41.3 | 8.9% | 25.8% | 17.7% | 1984 | $720 | 14.3% | 90.3% | 3.6% |
| Aycock | 2.28 | 54.5 | 6.3% | 22.5% | 34.7% | 1994 | $982 | 21.1% | 90.0% | 3.0% |
| Arcadia | 1.97 | 46.6 | 14.9% | 46.8% | 10.1% | 1971 | $675 | 16.0% | 87.0% | 3.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Old Athens. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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