COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buchtel vs Athens
PLACE A
Buchtel, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Athens, Pennsylvania
Buchtel is 84% smaller than Athens. Buchtel earns more, with a median household income $17,000 higher.
BUCHTELATHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population5083,205−84% vs Athens
Population density1,0811,827−746
Population growth-7.2%-3.0%−4.2 pts
Median age38.047.0−9.0
Male66.7%57.0%+9.7 pts
Female33.3%43.0%−9.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.4%89.2%−9.9 pts
Black2.2%1.3%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%5.1%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other17.7%1.9%+15.9 pts
Median household income$70,000$53,000+$17,000
Per capita income$36,418$39,293−$2,875
Poverty rate13.8%12.8%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4880.457+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%27.4%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree7.2%11.4%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%9.4%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation60.7%57.4%+3.3 pts
Median home value$150,000$167,200−$17,200
Median gross rent$725$842−$117
Owner-occupied76.8%40.6%+36.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%5.5%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households34.2%26.7%+7.6 pts
Average commute19.819.1+0.7
Worked from home11.2%2.5%+8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.0%7.6%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025