Athol vs Hayden Lake

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

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

Hayden Lake has the higher population (901 vs 830 in Athol). Hayden Lake has the higher median household income ($104,500 vs $62,946 in Athol). Hayden Lake has the higher median home value ($706,900 vs $269,600 in Athol).

Population, income & housing

	Athol	Hayden Lake
Population	830	901
Median age	40.7 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,946	$104,500
Median home value	$269,600	$706,900
Median gross rent	$920	$2,036
Housing units	316	429
Homeownership rate	79.3%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	48.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athol	Hayden Lake
Population	978 → 830 (-15.1%)	804 → 901 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$40,966 → $62,946 (+53.7%)	$95,313 → $104,500 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $269,600 (+73.3%)	$528,100 → $706,900 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $920 (+30.5%)	$1,359 → $2,036 (+49.8%)

Athol

Population

978830

Median household income

$40,966$62,946

Median home value

$155,600$269,600

Median gross rent

$705$920

Hayden Lake

Population

804901

Median household income

$95,313$104,500

Median home value

$528,100$706,900

Median gross rent

$1,359$2,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athol	Hayden Lake
Under 5	6.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	21.4%	21.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	3.3%
25 to 34	8.7%	5.8%
35 to 44	15.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.0%
55 to 64	15.4%	18.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	19.9%
75 and over	8.2%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athol	Hayden Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.6%
Two or more races	8.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athol	Hayden Lake
No high school diploma	10.1%	0.6%
High school graduate	44.1%	7.8%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athol	Hayden Lake
Drove alone	81.0%	75.1%
Carpooled	5.4%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.0%	22.3%
Other means	4.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athol	Hayden Lake
1-unit, detached	73.1%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Athol	Hayden Lake
Poverty rate	10.7%	8.1%
Average household size	2.81	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	37	20
Median year structure built	1992	1991