Athol vs Clinton

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

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

Athol has the higher population (8,711 vs 6,908 in Clinton). Clinton has the higher median household income ($78,909 vs $61,742 in Athol). Clinton has the higher median home value ($328,600 vs $227,000 in Athol).

Population, income & housing

	Athol	Clinton
Population	8,711	6,908
Median age	36.7 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,742	$78,909
Median home value	$227,000	$328,600
Median gross rent	$1,018	$1,386
Housing units	3,784	3,437
Homeownership rate	63.8%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athol	Clinton
Population	8,617 → 8,711 (+1.1%)	7,154 → 6,908 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$49,653 → $61,742 (+24.3%)	$53,972 → $78,909 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $227,000 (+55.1%)	$243,200 → $328,600 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$858 → $1,018 (+18.6%)	$1,089 → $1,386 (+27.3%)

Athol

Population

8,6178,711

Median household income

$49,653$61,742

Median home value

$146,400$227,000

Median gross rent

$858$1,018

Clinton

Population

7,1546,908

Median household income

$53,972$78,909

Median home value

$243,200$328,600

Median gross rent

$1,089$1,386

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athol	Clinton
Under 5	6.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.7%	7.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	13.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	20.2%
35 to 44	14.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	10.0%	10.2%
75 and over	4.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athol	Clinton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	72.8%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athol	Clinton
No high school diploma	11.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	39.2%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athol	Clinton
Drove alone	71.5%	73.4%
Carpooled	11.8%	13.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	8.5%
Other means	1.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athol	Clinton
1-unit, detached	62.6%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	26.3%	30.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	12.7%
20 or more units	3.9%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Athol	Clinton
Poverty rate	18.1%	9.0%
Average household size	2.56	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1944	1943