COMPARING TWO PLACES
Millers Falls vs Athol
PLACE A
Millers Falls, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Athol, Massachusetts
Millers Falls is 88% smaller than Athol. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Athol has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -13%).
MILLERS FALLSATHOLDIFFERENCE
Total population1,0548,801−88% vs Athol
Population density1,1541,075+79
Population growth-12.7%2.7%−15.4 pts
Median age45.236.8+8.4
Male53.7%49.7%+4.0 pts
Female46.3%50.3%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born5.9%3.2%+2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%82.7%+14.3 pts
Black0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%8.1%−6.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other1.6%5.7%−4.1 pts
Median household income$68,750$67,394+$1,356
Per capita income$38,728$28,977+$9,751
Poverty rate13.6%21.0%−7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.428Even
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%21.9%−2.9 pts
Graduate degree8.5%6.6%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%8.6%−5.8 pts
Labor force participation69.3%63.4%+5.9 pts
Median home value$254,200$248,700+$5,500
Median gross rent$1,316$1,120+$196
Owner-occupied76.8%63.7%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.7%8.6%−5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households47.4%56.3%−8.9 pts
Average commute24.926.3−1.4
Worked from home12.0%9.7%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work1.6%1.6%Even
Uninsured3.8%2.8%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024