Amherst vs Springlake

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

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

Amherst has the higher population (913 vs 117 in Springlake). Since 2019, Springlake's population has grown faster (+34.5% vs +7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Springlake
Population	913	117
Median age	37.5 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,583	—
Median home value	$36,300	—
Median gross rent	$969	—
Housing units	276	75
Homeownership rate	70.0%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Springlake
Population	848 → 913 (+7.7%)	87 → 117 (+34.5%)
Median household income	$50,139 → $54,583 (+8.9%)	$51,875 → $55,000 (+6.0%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $36,300 (-36.1%)	$36,300 → $22,500 (-38.0%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $969 (+104.0%)	—

Amherst

Population

848913

Median household income

$50,139$54,583

Median home value

$56,800$36,300

Median gross rent

$475$969

Springlake

Population

87117

Median household income

$51,875$55,000

Median home value

$36,300$22,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Springlake
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.1%	35.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	4.3%
35 to 44	17.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	7.0%	10.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	0.9%
75 and over	6.4%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Springlake
White (non-Hispanic)	22.8%	47.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	75.7%	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Springlake
No high school diploma	25.5%	57.6%
High school graduate	49.6%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Springlake
Drove alone	71.5%	61.2%
Carpooled	13.5%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	12.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Springlake
1-unit, detached	90.6%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Springlake
Poverty rate	48.8%	7.7%
Average household size	3.68	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	16	11
Median year structure built	1956	1960