Amherst

Population: 273
Median household income: $67,917
Median home value: $169,600

Amherst, a community in Buffalo County, Nebraska, has 273 residents. At $67,917, its median household income sits below Buffalo County's $74,570.

Between 2019 and 2023, Amherst's population grew 100.7% from 136 to 273, while its median home value rose 84.3% from $92,000 to $169,600.

75.7% of workers drive to work alone. 93.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 273
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $67,917
Median home value: $169,600
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 103
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

136273

Median household income

$46,250$67,917

Median home value

$92,000$169,600

Median gross rent

$717$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	136	$46,250	$92,000	$717
2020	172	$55,000	$98,000	$710
2021	242	$61,667	$100,000	$650
2022	247	$63,929	$125,000	$642
2023	273	$67,917	$169,600	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	9.2%
5 to 17	65	23.8%
18 to 24	13	4.8%
25 to 34	21	7.7%
35 to 44	34	12.5%
45 to 54	34	12.5%
55 to 64	27	9.9%
65 to 74	27	9.9%
75 and over	27	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	266	97.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	1.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	4.1%
High school graduate	43	25.3%
Some college or associate's	59	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	36	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	81	75.7%
Carpooled	11	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	10.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	3.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	30.1%
15 to 29 min	48	46.6%
30 to 44 min	19	18.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	5	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 2.9% (8 of 273)

	Count	Share
Family households	68	67.3%
Nonfamily households	33	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	101	98.1%
Vacant	2	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	81	80.2%
Renter-occupied	20	19.8%

1-unit, detached93.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	96	93.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3101290
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8384, -99.2695