Athol vs Dalton Gardens

A side-by-side comparison of Athol and Dalton Gardens: population, income, housing, and more.

Athol and Dalton Gardens are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dalton Gardens has the higher population (2,526 vs 830 in Athol). Dalton Gardens has the higher median household income ($84,375 vs $62,946 in Athol). Dalton Gardens has the higher median home value ($673,800 vs $269,600 in Athol).

Population, income & housing

	Athol	Dalton Gardens
Population	830	2,526
Median age	40.7 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,946	$84,375
Median home value	$269,600	$673,800
Median gross rent	$920	$838
Housing units	316	1,152
Homeownership rate	79.3%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athol	Dalton Gardens
Population	978 → 830 (-15.1%)	2,812 → 2,526 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$40,966 → $62,946 (+53.7%)	$78,977 → $84,375 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $269,600 (+73.3%)	$399,000 → $673,800 (+68.9%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $920 (+30.5%)	$1,058 → $838 (-20.8%)

Athol

Population

978830

Median household income

$40,966$62,946

Median home value

$155,600$269,600

Median gross rent

$705$920

Dalton Gardens

Population

2,8122,526

Median household income

$78,977$84,375

Median home value

$399,000$673,800

Median gross rent

$1,058$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athol	Dalton Gardens
Under 5	6.4%	2.0%
5 to 17	21.4%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	8.7%	5.2%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.4%	27.6%
65 to 74	8.4%	13.7%
75 and over	8.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athol	Dalton Gardens
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athol	Dalton Gardens
No high school diploma	10.1%	8.6%
High school graduate	44.1%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athol	Dalton Gardens
Drove alone	81.0%	78.5%
Carpooled	5.4%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	9.3%
Other means	4.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athol	Dalton Gardens
1-unit, detached	73.1%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Athol	Dalton Gardens
Poverty rate	10.7%	4.2%
Average household size	2.81	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	37	18
Median year structure built	1992	1973