Athens, LA Demographics

A map of Athens's Population by Race

Athens, Louisiana had a population of 237 in 2020. It was 66.7% White, 27.4% Black, 0.8% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 3.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Athens, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Athens is the 428th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Athens's White Population

158 residents of Athens identify as White, or 66.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Athens slightly larger than the White share of the population of Louisiana (55.8% White). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Athens is ranked #217 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Athens is more White than neighboring Gibsland (9.1% White), Homer (25.6% White), Arcadia (25.7% White), Mount Lebanon (56.1% White), and Lisbon (65.9% White).

Athens's Black Population

65 residents of Athens identify as Black, or 27.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Athens roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Louisiana (31.2% Black). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Athens is ranked #230 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Athens is less Black than neighboring Gibsland (85.4% Black), Homer (68.6% Black), Arcadia (69% Black), Mount Lebanon (42.4% Black), and Lisbon (33.5% Black).

Athens's Asian Population

2 residents of Athens identify as Asian, or 0.8%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Athens roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Louisiana (1.8% Asian). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Athens is ranked #136 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Athens is more Asian than neighboring Gibsland (0% Asian), Homer (0.5% Asian), Arcadia (0.1% Asian), Mount Lebanon (0% Asian), and Lisbon (0% Asian).

Athens's Hispanic Population

3 residents of Athens identify as Hispanic, or 1.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Athens slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Louisiana (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Athens is ranked #412 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Athens is more Hispanic than neighboring Mount Lebanon (0% Hispanic), and Lisbon (0.6% Hispanic). Athens is less Hispanic than neighboring Gibsland (2.2% Hispanic), Homer (1.5% Hispanic), and Arcadia (2.2% Hispanic).

Athens's Native American/Other Population

1 residents of Athens identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Athens roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Louisiana (1% Native American/Other). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Athens is ranked #331 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Athens is more Native American/Other than neighboring Gibsland (0.1% Native American/Other), Mount Lebanon (0% Native American/Other), and Lisbon (0% Native American/Other). Athens is less Native American/Other than neighboring Homer (0.6% Native American/Other), and Arcadia (0.6% Native American/Other).

Athens's Multiracial Population

8 residents of Athens identify as Multiracial, or 3.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Athens roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Louisiana (3.4% Multiracial). Of the 488 places in Louisiana, Athens is ranked #233 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Athens is more Multiracial than neighboring Gibsland (3.2% Multiracial), Homer (3.2% Multiracial), Arcadia (2.4% Multiracial), Mount Lebanon (1.5% Multiracial), and Lisbon (0% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.