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Athens, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Athens is a Census village of 1,134 people across 1.00 square miles of land, in Calhoun County. Median household income is $70,192, 77.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $350,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Athens
What Athens is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,131 plus or minus 230
- County holding the largest share of its areaCalhoun 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.
Athens
How many people live in Athens
- Population1,134 plus or minus 231
- Median age45.8
- Population under 18194 plus or minus 45
- Share under 1817.1 percent
- Population 65 and over193 plus or minus 74
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households428 plus or minus 96
- Family households283
- Share of households that are families66.1 percent plus or minus 19.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Athens
Income and work in Athens
- Median household income$70,192
- Per capita income$34,588
- Civilian labor force626 plus or minus 178
- Employed611 plus or minus 171
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over820 plus or minus 173
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Athens
Housing in Athens
- Housing units459 plus or minus 99
- Occupied units428 plus or minus 96
- Vacant units31 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate6.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied332 plus or minus 89
- Renter occupied96 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate77.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$157,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$978 plus or minus $272
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units402 plus or minus 95
- Share single family87.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more48 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more10.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1961
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 commute534 plus or minus 126
- Commuting under 15 minutes57 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more289 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.1 percent
- Drove alone76.0 percent plus or minus 27.5
- Carpooled12.0 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home11.1 percent plus or minus 13.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Athens
SBA loans in Athens (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$350,000
- Average approval$350,000
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- 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 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.
Athens
Flood risk in Athens
- NFIP communityVillage of Athens
- NFIP community number260558
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/04/11(M)
The Village of Athens participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260558 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.
Calhoun County, not Athens
Calhoun County context, not Athens figures
- Establishments in Calhoun County2,482
- Covered employment, Calhoun County54,415
- Average annual pay, Calhoun County$64,067
- Housing units permitted, Calhoun County91
Every figure in this section is published for Calhoun County as a whole and is not a measurement of Athens.
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, Michigan?
1,134, in 428 households. Athens village covers 1.00 square miles of land, which is 1,131 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?
Calhoun 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 Athens?
$70,192. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,000. Median gross rent is $978 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Athens businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $350,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $350,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Athens, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Athens borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for 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 Athens in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Athens appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Athens, village of, community 260558, 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 Calhoun 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 Athens.
Is zoning published for Athens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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