Athol, Kansas

Population

Down 2.4% since 2020.

40

people, the 593rd-largest of Kansas's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Kansas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $119.

A $119 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Smith County.

• $559 Tract 4759
• $678 Tract 4758

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 100% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Home value

A median home costs 68% less than Kansas's.

$68,600

median home value in Athol.

• $68,600 Athol
• $217,200 Kansas
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year