What is the population of Athol CDP?

Athol CDP has 8,711 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #91 of 248 in Massachusetts.

What is the median household income in Athol CDP?

Median household income in Athol CDP is $61,742 a year, 21.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Athol CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,018 a month and the median home value is $227,000, so rent absorbs about 19.8% of median household income.

Is Athol CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Athol CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Athol, MA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Athol, Massachusetts (Athol, MA — Census place “Athol CDP”) is 8,711 residents, ranking #91 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $61,742, the median home is worth $227,000 and median gross rent runs $1,018 a month. Looking for the Athol Massachusetts ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Athol, MA: 01331.

Population: 8,711Athol CDP residents
Median household income: $61,742Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $227,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,018Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 63.8%Owner-occupied households

Athol ZIP codes (Massachusetts)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Athol.

The Athol MA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

01331

What the numbers mean in Athol CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Athol CDP median would spend about 19.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.1% of residents and 63.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Athol CDP, MA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Athol CDP is a mid-size town in Massachusetts, with 8,711 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #91 of 248 ranked by population — larger than 63% of them. The median age here is 36.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Athol CDP earn a median of $61,742 a year, 21.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 38% below the $99,537 median for the 222 Massachusetts cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 18.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Athol CDP is valued at $227,000, 25.2% below the national figure and 54% below the $497,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,018 a month, 27.6% below the national figure, or roughly $12,216 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Athol CDP?: Athol CDP has 8,711 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #91 of 248 in Massachusetts.
What is the median household income in Athol CDP?: Median household income in Athol CDP is $61,742 a year, 21.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Athol CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,018 a month and the median home value is $227,000, so rent absorbs about 19.8% of median household income.
Is Athol CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Athol CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Athol CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.