CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Athol

Massachusetts · 8,732 residents · 8.19 sq mi

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With 8,732 people, Athol is a city in Massachusetts. Households here earn about 31% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $25,587 at the median, 15% less than the US figure. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median home value sits at $91,400.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,732

+4%vs 2000

vs 8,370 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.0

−14%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.19 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(762)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(703)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(663)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(556)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(542)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(1,582)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(1,056)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(752)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(711)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(733)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(559)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(113)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,587

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,630 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,347

−23%vs 2000

vs $16,062 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$91,400

+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$430

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $466 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.1% in 2000

35.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(7,932)

Black0.7%(62)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(183)

Asian0.4%(35)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(8,505)

Black1%(85)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(97)

Asian0.5%(43)

Other1.1%(99)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.6%(496)

Cuban1.1%(98)

Central American0.6%(56)

Salvadoran0.6%(56)

Dominican0.4%(32)

South American0.4%(32)

Argentine0.2%(20)

Peruvian0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(18)

Vietnamese0.2%(17)

Ancestry

Italian11.9%(1,050)

Irish11.4%(1,005)

French11.2%(984)

English8.7%(765)

French Canadian6.8%(596)

Polish5.9%(523)

German5.4%(479)

American5.1%(445)

Finnish2.6%(227)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(189)

West Indian2%(175)

Haitian2%(175)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.8%(158)

Lithuanian1.7%(149)

Canadian1.1%(101)

Swedish1.1%(99)

Portuguese0.6%(54)

Norwegian0.5%(44)

Armenian0.4%(39)

Dutch0.2%(20)

Greek0.2%(20)

Austrian0.1%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(12)

Arab0.1%(10)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

Danish0.1%(8)

Welsh0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.2%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 18.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.7%(1,288)

Married42.1%(1,398)

Widowed5.4%(179)

Divorced13.8%(459)

Women 15+

Never married40.2%(1,426)

Married39.6%(1,406)

Widowed8.1%(288)

Divorced12%(427)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 6.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.7%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.4%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.9%(49)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.1%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.9%(156)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.5%(35)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 412 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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