COMPARING TWO PLACES
Athens vs Decatur
PLACE A
Athens, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, Tennessee
Athens is 96% larger than Decatur. Athens earns more, with a median household income $10,422 higher.
ATHENSDECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population3,2051,637+96% vs Decatur
Population density1,827431+1,396
Population growth-3.0%-2.2%−0.8 pts
Median age47.042.4+4.6
Male57.0%45.7%+11.3 pts
Female43.0%54.3%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born2.6%1.1%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%91.3%−2.1 pts
Black1.3%2.8%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.1%0.9%+4.2 pts
Asian2.5%0.0%+2.5 pts
Other1.9%5.0%−3.1 pts
Median household income$53,000$42,578+$10,422
Per capita income$39,293$24,771+$14,522
Poverty rate12.8%34.3%−21.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%11.1%+16.2 pts
Graduate degree11.4%3.7%+7.7 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%23.1%−13.7 pts
Labor force participation57.4%48.3%+9.0 pts
Median home value$167,200$220,900−$53,700
Median gross rent$842$847−$5
Owner-occupied40.6%57.7%−17.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%7.6%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households26.7%33.6%−6.9 pts
Average commute19.125.2−6.1
Worked from home2.5%3.3%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Uninsured7.6%12.3%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025