Amherst vs Olton

A side-by-side comparison of Amherst and Olton: population, income, housing, and more.

Amherst and Olton are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Olton has the higher population (1,568 vs 913 in Amherst). Amherst has the higher median household income ($54,583 vs $44,219 in Olton). Olton has the higher median home value ($46,800 vs $36,300 in Amherst).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Olton
Population	913	1,568
Median age	37.5 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,583	$44,219
Median home value	$36,300	$46,800
Median gross rent	$969	$840
Housing units	276	703
Homeownership rate	70.0%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Olton
Population	848 → 913 (+7.7%)	2,013 → 1,568 (-22.1%)
Median household income	$50,139 → $54,583 (+8.9%)	$44,076 → $44,219 (+0.3%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $36,300 (-36.1%)	$62,000 → $46,800 (-24.5%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $969 (+104.0%)	$634 → $840 (+32.5%)

Amherst

Population

848913

Median household income

$50,139$54,583

Median home value

$56,800$36,300

Median gross rent

$475$969

Olton

Population

2,0131,568

Median household income

$44,076$44,219

Median home value

$62,000$46,800

Median gross rent

$634$840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Olton
Under 5	2.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	24.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	7.8%
35 to 44	17.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	14.3%
55 to 64	7.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.1%
75 and over	6.4%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Olton
White (non-Hispanic)	22.8%	20.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	75.7%	77.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Olton
No high school diploma	25.5%	27.2%
High school graduate	49.6%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Olton
Drove alone	71.5%	78.3%
Carpooled	13.5%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	8.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Olton
1-unit, detached	90.6%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Olton
Poverty rate	48.8%	15.4%
Average household size	3.68	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1956	1966