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Athens, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Athens is a Census village of 358 people across 3.50 square miles of land, in Claiborne Parish. Median household income is $15,673, 62.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Athens
What Athens is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land102 plus or minus 42
- County holding the largest share of its areaClaiborne Parish, 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.
Athens
How many people live in Athens
- Population358 plus or minus 147
- Median age34.3
- Population under 18102 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1828.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over47 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over13.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households175 plus or minus 61
- Family households105 plus or minus 50
- Share of households that are families60.0 percent plus or minus 19.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Athens
Income and work in Athens
- Median household income$15,673 plus or minus $10,444
- Per capita income$15,622 plus or minus $4,132
- Civilian labor force117 plus or minus 54
- Employed115 plus or minus 54
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over228 plus or minus 83
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.1 percent plus or minus 38.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.5 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Athens
Housing in Athens
- Housing units204 plus or minus 68
- Occupied units175 plus or minus 61
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate14.2 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied110 plus or minus 42
- Renter occupied65 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate62.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$84,000 plus or minus $56,947
- Single family units112 plus or minus 47
- Share single family54.9 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more2.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes88 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Athens
How Athens gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute99 plus or minus 49
- Commuting under 15 minutes16 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.2 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more30 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.3 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Drove alone79.8 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home13.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Athens
Flood risk in Athens
- NFIP communityVillage of Athens
- NFIP community number220354
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/21/75
The Village of Athens does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220354 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.
Claiborne Parish, not Athens
Claiborne Parish context, not Athens figures
- Establishments in Claiborne Parish193
- Covered employment, Claiborne Parish2,992
- Average annual pay, Claiborne Parish$47,473
- Housing units permitted, Claiborne Parish3
Every figure in this section is published for Claiborne Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Athens.
All Claiborne Parish 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
Athens questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Athens, Louisiana?
358, in 175 households. Athens village covers 3.50 square miles of land, which is 102 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Athens in?
Claiborne Parish, 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 Athens?
$15,673. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Athens in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Athens appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Athens, village of, community 220354, 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 Athens figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Claiborne Parish 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 Athens.
Is zoning published for Athens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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