2020 census As of the
2020 census, Athens had a population of 1,977. The median age was 37.1 years. 28.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.6 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 774 households in Athens, of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.3% were married-couple households, 13.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 695 households 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.5% of households were one person and 11.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.10. The age distribution was 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males. The median household income was $41,208 and the median family income was $50,272. Males had a median income of $32,375 versus $24,519 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,981. About 5.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Recreation==