Athol vs Spirit Lake

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

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

Spirit Lake has the higher population (1,768 vs 830 in Athol). Athol has the higher median household income ($62,946 vs $60,938 in Spirit Lake). Spirit Lake has the higher median home value ($380,800 vs $269,600 in Athol).

Population, income & housing

	Athol	Spirit Lake
Population	830	1,768
Median age	40.7 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,946	$60,938
Median home value	$269,600	$380,800
Median gross rent	$920	$1,003
Housing units	316	729
Homeownership rate	79.3%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athol	Spirit Lake
Population	978 → 830 (-15.1%)	2,319 → 1,768 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$40,966 → $62,946 (+53.7%)	$47,277 → $60,938 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $269,600 (+73.3%)	$172,200 → $380,800 (+121.1%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $920 (+30.5%)	$854 → $1,003 (+17.4%)

Athol

Population

978830

Median household income

$40,966$62,946

Median home value

$155,600$269,600

Median gross rent

$705$920

Spirit Lake

Population

2,3191,768

Median household income

$47,277$60,938

Median home value

$172,200$380,800

Median gross rent

$854$1,003

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athol	Spirit Lake
Under 5	6.4%	10.8%
5 to 17	21.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.3%	9.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	16.9%
65 to 74	8.4%	10.4%
75 and over	8.2%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athol	Spirit Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.9%	0.5%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.9%
Two or more races	8.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athol	Spirit Lake
No high school diploma	10.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	44.1%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athol	Spirit Lake
Drove alone	81.0%	83.6%
Carpooled	5.4%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	7.0%	10.6%
Other means	4.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athol	Spirit Lake
1-unit, detached	73.1%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Athol	Spirit Lake
Poverty rate	10.7%	7.8%
Average household size	2.81	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	37	32
Median year structure built	1992	2003