Athens, Wisconsin - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,025
Male Share of the Population	49.9%
Female Share of the Population	50.1%
Senior Citizens	22.8%
Employed Population 16+	535
Age of the Population	48

Families

% of people married	58.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	11.4%
Median Earnings25+	$37,222
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$24,375
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,375

Wealth

Median Family Income	$63,750
% Above Poverty Level	94.1%
% Below Poverty Level	5.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	5.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	35.7%
Median Gross Rent	$525
Median House Value	$118,400

Ancestry

German	60.9%
Polish	21.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.5%
Irish	5.1%
Norwegian	3.1%
Czech	2.7%
French Except Basque	2.3%
Swiss	1.7%
Swedish	1.5%
Belgian	1.3%
Russian	1.3%
English	1.2%
Canadian	0.6%
Danishn	0.6%
Slovene	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Scottish	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Dutch	0.2%
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Athens Almanac

Category	Value
County	Marathon County
Standard Zip Codes	54411
Phone Area Codes	715
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	45.03
Approximate Longitude	-90.07

Athens Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MEDFORD
Distance	15.2 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 20 F
Apr Temp	32 to 52 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	35 to 55 F
Annual Precip	33.2 inches

Station	WAUSAU AP
Distance	22.6 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 22 F
Apr Temp	33 to 55 F
Jul Temp	59 to 81 F
Oct Temp	37 to 57 F
Annual Precip	33.3 inches

Station	JUMP RIVER 3 E
Distance	40.9 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 21 F
Apr Temp	30 to 55 F
Jul Temp	54 to 79 F
Oct Temp	34 to 56 F
Annual Precip	32.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Abbotsford	2,175	$48,333
Dorchester	910	$56,429
Edgar	1,572	$68,125
Fenwood	157	$68,125
Stetsonville	601	$56,667

Athens Public Schools

Athens Elementary
209 N Schlegel St
ZIP: 54411
(715) 257-7571
Primary
Total Enrollment 131

Athens High
601 W Village Limits Rd
ZIP: 54411
(715) 257-7511
High
Total Enrollment 197

Athens Middle
601 W Village Limits Rd
ZIP: 54411
(715) 257-7511
Middle
Total Enrollment 79

Athens Private Schools

St Anthony School
309 Mueller St
ZIP: 54411
Elementary
Total Enrollment 80

Trinity Lutheran School
301 Elm St
ZIP: 54411
Elementary
Total Enrollment 49

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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