Athol vs Webster

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

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

Webster has the higher population (12,300 vs 8,711 in Athol). Athol has the higher median household income ($61,742 vs $60,384 in Webster). Webster has the higher median home value ($303,900 vs $227,000 in Athol).

Population, income & housing

	Athol	Webster
Population	8,711	12,300
Median age	36.7 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,742	$60,384
Median home value	$227,000	$303,900
Median gross rent	$1,018	$1,112
Housing units	3,784	5,541
Homeownership rate	63.8%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athol	Webster
Population	8,617 → 8,711 (+1.1%)	11,943 → 12,300 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$49,653 → $61,742 (+24.3%)	$49,051 → $60,384 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $227,000 (+55.1%)	$202,900 → $303,900 (+49.8%)
Median gross rent	$858 → $1,018 (+18.6%)	$909 → $1,112 (+22.3%)

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

Webster

Population

11,94312,300

Median household income

$49,051$60,384

Median home value

$202,900$303,900

Median gross rent

$909$1,112

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athol	Webster
Under 5	6.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.7%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	15.3%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.8%
75 and over	4.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athol	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	62.1%
Black or African American	2.9%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athol	Webster
No high school diploma	11.7%	9.1%
High school graduate	39.2%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athol	Webster
Drove alone	71.5%	79.5%
Carpooled	11.8%	5.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.9%
Walked	6.1%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.2%	5.7%
Other means	1.2%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athol	Webster
1-unit, detached	62.6%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	26.3%	44.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	14.5%
20 or more units	3.9%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Athol	Webster
Poverty rate	18.1%	19.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1944	1953