Amherst Town

Population: 35,472
Median household income: $65,938
Median home value: $454,000

Amherst Town, a community in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, has 35,472 residents. The median household income of $65,938 is below the Hampshire County median ($86,391).

Between 2020 and 2023, Amherst Town's population declined 11.3% from 39,995 to 35,472, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $369,600 to $454,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 65.9% of the population. 42.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,472
Median age: 21.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,938
Median home value: $454,000
Median gross rent: $1,570
Housing units: 10,400
Homeownership rate: 45.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,99535,472

Median household income

$56,906$65,938

Median home value

$369,600$454,000

Median gross rent

$1,275$1,570

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	39,995	$56,906	$369,600	$1,275
2021	39,416	$61,127	$392,900	$1,340
2022	33,389	$68,427	$443,400	$1,484
2023	35,472	$65,938	$454,000	$1,570

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 176.8%

18 to 2458.5%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 445.9%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 646.3%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	660	1.9%
5 to 17	2,420	6.8%
18 to 24	20,735	58.5%
25 to 34	1,834	5.2%
35 to 44	2,099	5.9%
45 to 54	1,983	5.6%
55 to 64	2,238	6.3%
65 to 74	2,188	6.2%
75 and over	1,315	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,380	65.9%
Black or African American	1,581	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	4,876	13.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	93	0.3%
Some other race	25	0.1%
Two or more races	2,347	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,162	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate8.6%

Some college or associate's14.7%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree52.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	342	2.9%
High school graduate	1,003	8.6%
Some college or associate's	1,711	14.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,530	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6,071	52.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone42.1%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit8.2%

Walked21.8%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home19.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,027	42.1%
Carpooled	824	5.8%
Public transit	1,175	8.2%
Walked	3,121	21.8%
Bicycle	296	2.1%
Worked from home	2,761	19.3%
Other means	116	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,740	49.7%
15 to 29 min	3,702	32.0%
30 to 44 min	1,241	10.7%
45 to 59 min	351	3.0%
60+ min	525	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 24.1% (4,840 of 20,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,927	43.4%
Nonfamily households	5,112	56.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,039	86.9%
Vacant	1,361	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,150	45.9%
Renter-occupied	4,889	54.1%

1-unit, detached42.9%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units14.7%

20 or more units18.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,457	42.9%
1-unit, attached	660	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1,824	17.5%
5 to 19 units	1,532	14.7%
20 or more units	1,927	18.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2501370
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 42.3635, -72.5073