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New Athens, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
New Athens is a Census village of 1,933 people across 2.11 square miles of land, in St. Clair County. Median household income is $56,553, 82.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New Athens
What New Athens is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.11 sq mi
- Water area0.18 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land915
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Clair County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Athens
How many people live in New Athens
- Population1,933
- Median age41.4
- Population under 18417 plus or minus 130
- Share under 1821.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over429 plus or minus 93
- Share 65 and over22.2 percent
- Households837
- Family households549
- Share of households that are families65.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Athens
Income and work in New Athens
- Median household income$56,553
- Per capita income$31,081
- Civilian labor force887
- Employed864
- Unemployed23 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,368
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.8 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Athens
Housing in New Athens
- Housing units906
- Occupied units837
- Vacant units69 plus or minus 58
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied688
- Renter occupied149 plus or minus 66
- Ownership rate82.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$993
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units693
- Share single family76.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more155 plus or minus 79
- Share in buildings of two or more17.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes58 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Athens
How New Athens gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute779
- Commuting under 15 minutes127 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more341 plus or minus 98
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.8 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Drove alone89.8 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home3.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Athens
SBA loans in New Athens (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,295,000
- Average approval$647,500
- Median approval$647,500
- Largest approval$1,045,000
- Jobs supported54
- Jobs per approval27.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Athens, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
New Athens
Flood risk in New Athens
- NFIP communityVillage of New Athens
- NFIP community number170632
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/05/03
The Village of New Athens participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170632 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Clair County, not New Athens
St. Clair County context, not New Athens figures
- Establishments in St. Clair County4,973
- Covered employment, St. Clair County89,981
- Average annual pay, St. Clair County$57,001
- Housing units permitted, St. Clair County740
Every figure in this section is published for St. Clair County as a whole and is not a measurement of New Athens.
All St. Clair County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
New Athens questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New Athens, Illinois?
1,933, in 837 households. New Athens village covers 2.11 square miles of land, which is 915 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New Athens in?
St. Clair County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in New Athens?
$56,553. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,300. Median gross rent is $993 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to New Athens businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $647,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Athens, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to New Athens borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for New Athens. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is New Athens in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. New Athens appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as New Athens, village of, community 170632, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page New Athens figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Clair County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of New Athens.
Is zoning published for New Athens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.