HomeWest VirginiaMercer CountyAthens
Athens, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Athens is a Census town of 1,494 people across 0.40 square miles of land, in Mercer County. Median household income is $56,667, 74.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $279,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Athens
What Athens is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,708 plus or minus 978
- County holding the largest share of its areaMercer 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
- Population1,494 plus or minus 394
- Median age21.1
- Population under 18264 plus or minus 130
- Share under 1817.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over183 plus or minus 71
- Share 65 and over12.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households348 plus or minus 105
- Family households245 plus or minus 82
- Share of households that are families70.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Athens
Income and work in Athens
- Median household income$56,667 plus or minus $28,384
- Per capita income$18,772 plus or minus $8,043
- Civilian labor force489 plus or minus 159
- Employed461 plus or minus 150
- Unemployed28 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over598 plus or minus 198
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent plus or minus 42.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Athens
Housing in Athens
- Housing units515 plus or minus 152
- Occupied units348 plus or minus 105
- Vacant units167 plus or minus 113
- Vacancy rate32.4 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Owner occupied258 plus or minus 80
- Renter occupied90 plus or minus 51
- Ownership rate74.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$168,100 plus or minus $38,246
- Median gross rent, monthly$975
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Single family units383 plus or minus 111
- Share single family74.4 percent plus or minus 30.7
- Units in buildings of two or more132 plus or minus 108
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1959
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 commute403 plus or minus 133
- Commuting under 15 minutes210 plus or minus 102
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.1 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more77 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.1 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Drove alone45.6 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Carpooled20.8 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked17.1 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Worked from home11.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
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$279,500
- Average approval$279,500
- Median approval$279,500
- Largest approval$279,500
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term119 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 communityTown of Athens
- NFIP community number540172
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Athens participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540172 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.
Mercer County, not Athens
Mercer County context, not Athens figures
- Establishments in Mercer County1,154
- Covered employment, Mercer County19,314
- Average annual pay, Mercer County$50,193
- Housing units permitted, Mercer County9
Every figure in this section is published for Mercer 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, West Virginia?
1,494, in 348 households. Athens town covers 0.40 square miles of land, which is 3,708 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?
Mercer 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?
$56,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $168,100. Median gross rent is $975 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 $279,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $279,500. 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, town of, community 540172, 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 Mercer 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.
Nearby