About Athol

Athol is a tiny city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 665 people and just one neighborhood, Athol is the 100th largest community in Idaho.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Athol is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.2% of the Athol workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Athol is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Athol who work in food service (9.54%), sales jobs (8.13%), and personal care services (7.07%).

Athol is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Athol Information and Demographics

The population of Athol has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 6.51% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Athol in 2000 was $13,632, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $54,528 for a family of four.

The people who call Athol home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Athol is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Athol include German, English, Irish, European, Norwegian, Scottish, Dutch, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Athol is English. Some people also speak Spanish.