Amherst vs Madison Heights

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

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

Madison Heights has the higher population (10,398 vs 2,124 in Amherst). Amherst has the higher median household income ($71,313 vs $62,727 in Madison Heights). Amherst has the higher median home value ($213,300 vs $181,300 in Madison Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Madison Heights
Population	2,124	10,398
Median age	44.6 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,313	$62,727
Median home value	$213,300	$181,300
Median gross rent	$686	$826
Housing units	986	5,025
Homeownership rate	69.9%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Madison Heights
Population	2,732 → 2,124 (-22.3%)	11,665 → 10,398 (-10.9%)
Median household income	$50,238 → $71,313 (+42.0%)	$46,183 → $62,727 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$168,100 → $213,300 (+26.9%)	$138,400 → $181,300 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$807 → $686 (-15.0%)	$690 → $826 (+19.7%)

Amherst

Population

2,7322,124

Median household income

$50,238$71,313

Median home value

$168,100$213,300

Median gross rent

$807$686

Madison Heights

Population

11,66510,398

Median household income

$46,183$62,727

Median home value

$138,400$181,300

Median gross rent

$690$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Madison Heights
Under 5	4.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	11.8%	13.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	16.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.8%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.3%
75 and over	14.2%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Madison Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	69.2%
Black or African American	14.4%	22.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Madison Heights
No high school diploma	11.0%	10.9%
High school graduate	42.3%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Madison Heights
Drove alone	74.0%	79.8%
Carpooled	11.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	8.7%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Madison Heights
1-unit, detached	73.6%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Madison Heights
Poverty rate	6.5%	8.6%
Average household size	2.14	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1970	1971