Demographics of Athol town, Massachusetts

Athol town, Massachusetts had 12,129 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +209 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Athol town, in four figures

12,129
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,011 ±63.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +209 people.; 41.3 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,316 ±$4,650
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Athol town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Athol town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Athol town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Athol town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,920	100.0	100.0
2021	11,935	100.1	100.2
2022	11,966	100.4	100.7
2023	12,025	100.9	101.6
2024	12,107	101.6	102.5
2025	12,129	101.8	103.1

Population of Athol town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,920	—
2021	11,935	+15
2022	11,966	+31
2023	12,025	+59
2024	12,107	+82
2025	12,129	+22

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±1.9: for men 41.2 ±1.6 and for women 41.6 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Athol town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	609 ±182	5.1% ±1.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,011 ±341	16.7% ±2.8	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	885 ±212	7.4% ±1.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,131 ±413	26.1% ±3.4	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,062 ±350	25.5% ±2.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,313 ±276	19.3% ±2.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,316 ±$4,650, and income per person $32,900 ±$2,467, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Athol town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	828 ±252	17.6% ±5.2	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	962 ±214	20.5% ±4.3	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	742 ±177	15.8% ±3.6	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	889 ±198	18.9% ±4.0	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	556 ±117	11.8% ±2.4	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	436 ±141	9.3% ±2.9	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	291 ±107	6.2% ±2.2	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Athol town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	1,917 ±548	16.3% ±4.7	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	627 ±233	24.9% ±8.3	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	962 ±324	15.7% ±5.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	328 ±144	10.4% ±4.4	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Athol town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Athol town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	5,135 ±364	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.6% ±9.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.4% ±4.0	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.4% ±3.2	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.6% ±4.4	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$268,100 ±$13,496	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,150 ±$182	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±4	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Athol town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	346 to 1,096	2.9% to 9.1%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,308 ±570	85.8% ±4.7	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2 to 594	< 0.1% to 4.9%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19 to 119	0.2% to 1.0%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.4%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	225 to 953	1.9% to 7.9%	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Athol town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	9,830 ±318	81.8% ±2.6	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,600 ±276	13.3% ±2.3	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	31 to 203	0.3% to 1.7%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	464 ±182	3.9% ±1.5	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	309 ±147	2.6% ±1.2	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	51 to 259	0.4% to 2.2%	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Athol town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

165th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Athol town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
North Adams city	12,606 ±27
Tyngsborough town	12,550 ±24
Palmer Town city	12,381 ±35
Wrentham town	12,297 ±44
Webster CDP	12,228 ±505
Athol town	12,011 ±63
Spencer town	12,008 ±28
Lakeville town	11,944 ±53
Dudley town	11,929 ±17
Lunenburg town	11,902 ±24
Carver town	11,712 ±37

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026