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Athol, MA Urban Area

14,141 Population
10.6 square miles 1,332.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±2.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,137 ±$2,061 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,411 ±$13,860 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.4% ±5.8% (3,383  ±820) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27 minutes ±2 (146,000  ±19,454) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,624 ±387 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (13,919  ±690) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.3% ±5% (304  ±166) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,052 ±411 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$237,500 ±$12,210 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.3% ±4% (1,301  ±562.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.8% ±3.9% (8,535  ±629.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.8% ±2.9% (1,637  ±300.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.3% ±1.5% (465  ±208) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±1.6% (732  ±178) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
732 Total veterans ±178 636 Male ±153 96 Female ±76

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