Athol vs Gaylord

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

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

Gaylord has the higher population (85 vs 62 in Athol). Athol has the higher median home value ($66,400 vs $52,700 in Gaylord). Since 2019, Athol's population has grown faster (+82.4% vs -48.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Athol	Gaylord
Population	62	85
Median age	41.8 yrs	61.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,063	—
Median home value	$66,400	$52,700
Median gross rent	—	$242
Housing units	24	91
Homeownership rate	89.5%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.4%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athol	Gaylord
Population	34 → 62 (+82.4%)	164 → 85 (-48.2%)
Median household income	$53,000 → $59,063 (+11.4%)	$34,583 → $39,792 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $66,400 (-2.8%)	$35,000 → $52,700 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$185 → $242 (+30.8%)

Athol

Population

3462

Median household income

$53,000$59,063

Median home value

$68,300$66,400

Gaylord

Population

16485

Median household income

$34,583$39,792

Median home value

$35,000$52,700

Median gross rent

$185$242

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athol	Gaylord
Under 5	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	33.9%	8.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.6%
35 to 44	19.4%	5.9%
45 to 54	3.2%	3.5%
55 to 64	17.7%	37.6%
65 to 74	24.2%	5.9%
75 and over	1.6%	23.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athol	Gaylord
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athol	Gaylord
No high school diploma	17.1%	14.9%
High school graduate	43.9%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athol	Gaylord
Drove alone	100.0%	90.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athol	Gaylord
1-unit, detached	100.0%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Athol	Gaylord
Poverty rate	3.2%	22.4%
Average household size	3.26	1.55
Mean commute (minutes)	58	31
Median year structure built	1938	1961