East Oregon News

Athena ranked 59th among cities in Oregon by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Athena residents was an inflation-adjusted $31,414 per year. Athena had 429 households in 2017, with a population of 1,149.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Pronghorn. Pronghorn's median income was $250,001 per year after adjusting for inflation – $218,587 more than Athena. It had 18 households in 2017 and a population of 28.

Granite had the lowest annual resident income among cities in Oregon, with a median income of only $2,499 per year. That was $28,915 less than the median income in Athena at the time. Granite had 9 households in 2017 and a population of 9.

The table below shows the top 100 cities ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Rank	City	Earnings per resident ($$$)
1	Pronghorn	250,001
2	Cascadia	70,625
3	Bethany	60,197
4	Black Butte Ranch	53,150
5	Oceanside	50,649
6	Rivergrove	50,500
7	Cedar Mill	50,391
8	Lake Oswego	48,314
9	Wamic	47,917
10	Butteville	46,477
11	Happy Valley	46,400
12	West Linn	46,226
13	Bull Mountain	46,121
14	Tumalo	45,511
15	West Scio	42,019
16	Oak Hills	41,886
17	Manzanita	41,071
18	Sherwood	40,776
19	Mehama	40,750
20	Raleigh Hills	40,008
21	Cedar Hills	39,553
22	St. Paul	38,750
23	Beavercreek	37,805
24	Maywood Park	37,589
25	Banks	37,266
26	Tualatin	37,184
27	Warren	37,004
28	Dundee	35,798
29	Stafford	35,481
30	Yamhill	35,273
31	Tigard	35,268
32	Millersburg	35,242
33	Umapine	35,148
34	Damascus	35,148
35	Oak Grove	35,073
36	Oregon City	34,911
37	Oatfield	34,864
38	Hillsboro	34,702
39	Rockcreek	34,668
40	Wilsonville	34,570
41	West Slope	34,396
42	North Plains	34,375
43	Eagle Crest	34,318
44	Metzger	33,955
45	Jennings Lodge	33,837
46	Scappoose	33,174
47	Turner	33,163
48	Canby	32,835
49	Camp Sherman	32,708
50	Hubbard	32,679
51	Durham	32,563
52	Beaverton	32,455
53	Brogan	32,321
54	Scio	32,024
55	Sandy	31,898
56	Terrebonne	31,893
57	Coburg	31,809
58	Alsea	31,563
59	Athena	31,414
60	Gladstone	31,195
61	Harper	30,938
62	Aumsville	30,909
63	Bayside Gardens	30,898
64	Milwaukie	30,895
65	Jacksonville	30,854
66	Scotts Mills	30,833
67	Portland	30,832
68	Dufur	30,511
69	Halsey	30,507
70	Aloha	30,465
71	Sunriver	30,405
72	Lookingglass	30,385
73	Dayville	30,357
74	Shedd	30,298
75	Troutdale	30,239
76	Bend	30,228
77	Silverton	30,205
78	Philomath	30,035
79	Heppner	29,938
80	Creswell	29,937
81	Carlton	29,831
82	Aurora	29,792
83	Estacada	29,571
84	Chenoweth	29,375
85	Hood River	29,335
86	Seneca	29,327
87	Mosier	29,327
88	Cape Meares	29,250
89	Eagle Point	29,207
90	Seventh Mountain	29,167
91	Keizer	29,162
92	Lakeside	29,146
93	Columbia City	28,967
94	Lexington	28,929
95	Riverside	28,889
96	Crane	28,864
97	Mulino	28,841
98	King City	28,704
99	Dayton	28,590
100	New Hope	28,548

* All values are inflation-adjusted