COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ducktown vs Athens
PLACE A
Ducktown, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Athens, Pennsylvania
Ducktown is 86% smaller than Athens. Athens earns more, with a median household income $12,000 higher.
DUCKTOWNATHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population4413,205−86% vs Athens
Population density1671,827−1,660
Population growth-2.9%-3.0%+0.0 pts
Median age57.647.0+10.6
Male38.4%57.0%−18.6 pts
Female61.6%43.0%+18.6 pts
Foreign-born0.7%2.6%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.6%89.2%+1.3 pts
Black6.1%1.3%+4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%5.1%−3.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other1.3%1.9%−0.5 pts
Median household income$41,000$53,000−$12,000
Per capita income$25,261$39,293−$14,032
Poverty rate36.9%12.8%+24.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5200.457+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%27.4%−14.5 pts
Graduate degree3.9%11.4%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%9.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation38.6%57.4%−18.7 pts
Median home value$172,100$167,200+$4,900
Median gross rent$577$842−$265
Owner-occupied52.3%40.6%+11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.3%5.5%+14.8 pts
Rent-burdened households88.6%26.7%+61.9 pts
Average commute26.619.1+7.5
Worked from home7.0%2.5%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured23.6%7.6%+16.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025