It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Athens has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Athens has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Athens than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Athens may be for you.
Athens is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Athens are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.49% of adults in Athens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Athens in 2022 was $33,091, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,364 for a family of four. However, Athens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Athens is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Athens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Athens residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Athens include German, Polish, Swedish, Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Athens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
