COMPARING TWO PLACES
Walpole vs Athol
PLACE A
Walpole, New Hampshire
VS
PLACE B
Athol, Massachusetts
Walpole is 94% smaller than Athol. Walpole earns more, with a median household income $22,356 higher. Athol has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -5%).
WALPOLEATHOLDIFFERENCE
Total population5128,801−94% vs Athol
Population density4211,075−654
Population growth-5.3%2.7%−8.0 pts
Median age66.936.8+30.1
Male41.2%49.7%−8.5 pts
Female58.8%50.3%+8.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%82.7%+17.3 pts
Black0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Median household income$89,750$67,394+$22,356
Per capita income$55,552$28,977+$26,575
Poverty rate11.7%21.0%−9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.428Even
Bachelor's degree or higher46.8%21.9%+24.9 pts
Graduate degree13.5%6.6%+6.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Labor force participation46.5%63.4%−16.9 pts
Median home value$438,400$248,700+$189,700
Median gross rent$524$1,120−$596
Owner-occupied64.9%63.7%+1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.3%8.6%+14.7 pts
Rent-burdened households79.8%56.3%+23.5 pts
Average commute23.826.3−2.5
Worked from home8.8%9.7%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured1.0%2.8%−1.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024