Athol, Massachusetts Population

Overview

11,922

Total Population

44.9

Median age

50.60%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

622

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Athol town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Athol town is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Athol town's population under 18 was 18.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Athol town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Athol town, 15.49% were under the age of 15, 18.84% aged 15 to 29, 46.04% aged 30 to 64, 17.19% aged 65 to 84, and 2.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 142 more females than males in Athol town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.60% females and 49.40% males in Athol, Massachusetts.
The Athol, Massachusetts gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 558.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 622.

Athol town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Athol town population: 93.41% are White, 1.14% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.68% are Asian, 0.83% are some other race and 3.86% are multiracial.
Athol town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 622 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,3 (94.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Athol town is White with a population of 11,136 (93.41% of the total population).

Athol town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 11,927 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Athol town's population increased by 248 (2.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Athol town's population increased by 311 (2.68%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Athol town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,368.