Athol vs Oxford

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

Athol and Oxford 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 5,572 in Oxford). Oxford has the higher median household income ($91,742 vs $61,742 in Athol). Oxford has the higher median home value ($327,300 vs $227,000 in Athol).

Population, income & housing

	Athol	Oxford
Population	8,711	5,572
Median age	36.7 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,742	$91,742
Median home value	$227,000	$327,300
Median gross rent	$1,018	$1,047
Housing units	3,784	2,276
Homeownership rate	63.8%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athol	Oxford
Population	8,617 → 8,711 (+1.1%)	5,595 → 5,572 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$49,653 → $61,742 (+24.3%)	$61,227 → $91,742 (+49.8%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $227,000 (+55.1%)	$236,800 → $327,300 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$858 → $1,018 (+18.6%)	$820 → $1,047 (+27.7%)

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

Oxford

Population

5,5955,572

Median household income

$61,227$91,742

Median home value

$236,800$327,300

Median gross rent

$820$1,047

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athol	Oxford
Under 5	6.1%	2.2%
5 to 17	18.7%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.9%
35 to 44	14.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	21.5%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.6%
75 and over	4.7%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athol	Oxford
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	89.9%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.5%
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%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athol	Oxford
No high school diploma	11.7%	7.7%
High school graduate	39.2%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athol	Oxford
Drove alone	71.5%	75.4%
Carpooled	11.8%	11.8%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.2%	10.6%
Other means	1.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athol	Oxford
1-unit, detached	62.6%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	26.3%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	4.8%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Athol	Oxford
Poverty rate	18.1%	6.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1944	1954