Demographics of Athens city, Texas

Athens city, Texas had 13,870 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +993 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Athens city, in four figures

13,870
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,200 ±28.; +7.7%
Change since July 2020: +993 people.; 34.2 ±4.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,984 ±$17,249
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Athens city, Texas's population grew 7.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Athens city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Athens city, Texas's population grew 7.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Athens city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,877	100.0	100.0
2021	13,108	101.8	100.2
2022	13,118	101.9	100.7
2023	13,667	106.1	101.6
2024	13,823	107.3	102.5
2025	13,870	107.7	103.1

Population of Athens city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,877	—
2021	13,108	+231
2022	13,118	+10
2023	13,667	+549
2024	13,823	+156
2025	13,870	+47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.2 ±4.2: for men 33.0 ±2.2 and for women 39.1 ±7.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Athens city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,020 ±258	7.7% ±2.0	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,988 ±321	15.1% ±2.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,752 ±338	13.3% ±2.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,106 ±412	23.5% ±3.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,771 ±413	21.0% ±3.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,563 ±385	19.4% ±2.9	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,984 ±$17,249, and income per person $30,150 ±$3,197, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Athens city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,021 ±275	21.7% ±5.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	967 ±234	20.6% ±4.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	547 ±212	11.6% ±4.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	917 ±250	19.5% ±5.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	737 ±212	15.7% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	155 to 497	3.3% to 10.5%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	72 to 294	1.5% to 6.2%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Athens city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,539 ±489	12.7% ±4.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	535 ±242	17.8% ±7.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	617 ±255	9.8% ±4.0	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	387 ±183	13.8% ±6.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Athens city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Athens city	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,408 ±339	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.9% ±2.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.1% ±3.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.7% ±5.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.3% ±5.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$210,800 ±$13,667	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,112 ±$120	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Athens city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,201 ±526	31.8% ±4.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,373 ±486	48.3% ±3.7	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,723 ±397	13.1% ±3.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	82 to 688	0.6% to 5.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	243 to 751	1.8% to 5.7%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Athens city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	9,627 ±546	72.9% ±4.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,865 ±384	14.1% ±2.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	21 to 219	0.2% to 1.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,588 ±385	12.0% ±2.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	609 ±210	4.6% ±1.6	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	979 ±280	7.4% ±2.1	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Athens city among the places of Texas

227th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Athens city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wells Branch CDP	13,523 ±1,376
Kilgore city	13,470 ±42
Andrews city	13,468 ±19
Beeville city	13,412 ±29
Henderson city	13,385 ±36
Athens city	13,200 ±28
Santa Fe city	12,901 ±45
Iowa Colony village	12,891 ±20
Robinson city	12,800 ±33
Lantana CDP	12,766 ±2,000
Richmond city	12,582 ±33

Rankings this appears in

No. 53 Places in Texas by median age
No. 73 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 105 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 114 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 153 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 175 Places in Texas by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026