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Amherst Town, MA

Demographic and economic profile of Amherst Town, MA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

35,472

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,938

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

21.3 yrs

Census ACS · as of 2023

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,069 (67.9%)
  • Asian Alone4,903 (13.8%)
  • Two or More Races4,000 (11.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,675 (4.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone681 (1.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone93 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European1,785
  2. 2.Spanish1,750
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,492
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island454
  5. 5.Vietnamese393

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

81.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

416

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$29,347

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care8,486
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation2,117
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,215
  4. 4.Retail Trade1,139
  5. 5.Manufacturing597

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,457
  2. 2.Service Occupations5,014
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,459
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,221
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations441

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 2.29×)8,486
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.52×)2,117
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 0.76×)568
  4. 4.Information (LQ 0.67×)198
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.66×)1,139

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$454,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,570/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

45.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,019 (24.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999966 (23.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999817 (19.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999503 (12.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999224 (5.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999215 (5.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

73.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$8,290

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,027 (42.1%)
  • Walked3,121 (21.8%)
  • Worked at Home2,761 (19.3%)
  • Public Transit1,175 (8.2%)
  • Carpooled824 (5.8%)
  • Bicycle296 (2.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.