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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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.
![Athol, Massachusetts population by age group The graph shows Athol town's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/athol-ma-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
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, Massachusetts population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Athol, Massachusetts population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/athol-ma-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
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, Massachusetts population by race The bar chart shows Athol, Massachusetts population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/athol-ma-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
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.
![Athol, Massachusetts population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Athol town's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-athol-ma-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)