COMPARING TWO PLACES
Westminster vs Athol
PLACE A
Westminster, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Athol, Massachusetts
Westminster is 72% smaller than Athol. Athol earns more, with a median household income $26,448 higher. Athol has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
WESTMINSTERATHOLDIFFERENCE
Total population2,5048,801−72% vs Athol
Population density7271,075−348
Population growth-2.7%2.7%−5.4 pts
Median age40.036.8+3.2
Male55.3%49.7%+5.6 pts
Female44.7%50.3%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born4.4%3.2%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%82.7%+1.6 pts
Black2.5%3.1%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%8.1%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other6.7%5.7%+0.9 pts
Median household income$40,946$67,394−$26,448
Per capita income$24,984$28,977−$3,993
Poverty rate21.3%21.0%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.428Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%21.9%−3.2 pts
Graduate degree4.1%6.6%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%8.6%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation48.9%63.4%−14.6 pts
Median home value$178,100$248,700−$70,600
Median gross rent$715$1,120−$405
Owner-occupied67.9%63.7%+4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%8.6%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%56.3%−4.5 pts
Average commute22.126.3−4.2
Worked from home0.8%9.7%−8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured8.4%2.8%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024