Athol vs Harrison

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

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

Athol has the higher population (830 vs 243 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median household income ($95,417 vs $62,946 in Athol). Harrison has the higher median home value ($339,100 vs $269,600 in Athol).

Population, income & housing

	Athol	Harrison
Population	830	243
Median age	40.7 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,946	$95,417
Median home value	$269,600	$339,100
Median gross rent	$920	$725
Housing units	316	159
Homeownership rate	79.3%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	54.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athol	Harrison
Population	978 → 830 (-15.1%)	231 → 243 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$40,966 → $62,946 (+53.7%)	$44,271 → $95,417 (+115.5%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $269,600 (+73.3%)	$218,800 → $339,100 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $920 (+30.5%)	$938 → $725 (-22.7%)

Athol

Population

978830

Median household income

$40,966$62,946

Median home value

$155,600$269,600

Median gross rent

$705$920

Harrison

Population

231243

Median household income

$44,271$95,417

Median home value

$218,800$339,100

Median gross rent

$938$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athol	Harrison
Under 5	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.7%	3.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	7.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	20.2%
55 to 64	15.4%	28.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	13.6%
75 and over	8.2%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athol	Harrison
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athol	Harrison
No high school diploma	10.1%	6.9%
High school graduate	44.1%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	28.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athol	Harrison
Drove alone	81.0%	66.0%
Carpooled	5.4%	21.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	12.6%
Other means	4.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athol	Harrison
1-unit, detached	73.1%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Athol	Harrison
Poverty rate	10.7%	2.9%
Average household size	2.81	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	37	23
Median year structure built	1992	1950