Amherst

Population: 12,796
Median household income: $93,043
Median home value: $222,700

Amherst, a community in Lorain County, Ohio, has 12,796 residents. Its median household income of $93,043 runs above the Lorain County figure of $70,693.

From 2019 to 2023, Amherst's population grew 5.7% from 12,108 to 12,796, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $164,600 to $222,700.

The median gross rent is $832. 32.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,796
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $93,043
Median home value: $222,700
Median gross rent: $832
Housing units: 5,081
Homeownership rate: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,10812,796

Median household income

$71,775$93,043

Median home value

$164,600$222,700

Median gross rent

$784$832

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,108	$71,775	$164,600	$784
2020	12,193	$76,402	$166,500	$777
2021	12,665	$78,716	$172,700	$735
2022	12,740	$86,250	$202,700	$766
2023	12,796	$93,043	$222,700	$832

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	553	4.3%
5 to 17	2,139	16.7%
18 to 24	923	7.2%
25 to 34	1,189	9.3%
35 to 44	1,860	14.5%
45 to 54	1,329	10.4%
55 to 64	2,001	15.6%
65 to 74	1,585	12.4%
75 and over	1,217	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,811	84.5%
Black or African American	151	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	348	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	625	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	849	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	378	4.1%
High school graduate	2,455	26.7%
Some college or associate's	3,386	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,898	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,064	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,183	79.9%
Carpooled	625	9.6%
Public transit	14	0.2%
Walked	48	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	595	9.2%
Other means	25	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,846	31.3%
15 to 29 min	2,147	36.4%
30 to 44 min	1,171	19.9%
45 to 59 min	409	6.9%
60+ min	322	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 4.5% (573 of 12,608)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,386	69.8%
Nonfamily households	1,468	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,854	95.5%
Vacant	227	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,258	87.7%
Renter-occupied	596	12.3%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,428	87.1%
1-unit, attached	233	4.6%
2 to 4 units	75	1.5%
5 to 19 units	162	3.2%
20 or more units	64	1.3%
Mobile home & other	119	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3901798
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.4053, -82.2317