COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orange vs Athol
PLACE A
Orange, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Athol, Massachusetts
Orange is 121% larger than Athol. Athol earns more, with a median household income $4,503 higher.
ORANGEATHOLDIFFERENCE
Total population19,4198,801+121% vs Athol
Population density9091,075−166
Population growth3.9%2.7%+1.2 pts
Median age35.336.8−1.5
Male48.1%49.7%−1.7 pts
Female51.9%50.3%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born3.2%3.2%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.4%82.7%−27.3 pts
Black27.3%3.1%+24.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%8.1%+1.1 pts
Asian0.7%0.4%+0.3 pts
Other7.4%5.7%+1.7 pts
Median household income$62,891$67,394−$4,503
Per capita income$33,841$28,977+$4,864
Poverty rate15.4%21.0%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.428+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%21.9%−3.4 pts
Graduate degree7.5%6.6%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%8.6%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation58.4%63.4%−5.1 pts
Median home value$164,900$248,700−$83,800
Median gross rent$1,108$1,120−$12
Owner-occupied59.0%63.7%−4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%8.6%+12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%56.3%−9.8 pts
Average commute23.026.3−3.3
Worked from home3.3%9.7%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.6%−1.3 pts
Uninsured16.3%2.8%+13.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024