South Amherst

Population: 1,771
Median household income: $83,654
Median home value: $186,000

South Amherst, a community in Lorain County, Ohio, has 1,771 residents. Its median household income of $83,654 runs above the Lorain County figure of $70,693.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Amherst's population declined 2.7% from 1,820 to 1,771, while its median home value rose 35.1% from $137,700 to $186,000.

Owners occupy 84.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,771
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $83,654
Median home value: $186,000
Median gross rent: $893
Housing units: 767
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8201,771

Median household income

$58,641$83,654

Median home value

$137,700$186,000

Median gross rent

$802$893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,820	$58,641	$137,700	$802
2020	2,038	$70,110	$134,100	$744
2021	1,891	$73,641	$142,900	$918
2022	1,814	$80,517	$164,100	$1,039
2023	1,771	$83,654	$186,000	$893

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	2.9%
5 to 17	240	13.6%
18 to 24	225	12.7%
25 to 34	168	9.5%
35 to 44	180	10.2%
45 to 54	229	12.9%
55 to 64	278	15.7%
65 to 74	242	13.7%
75 and over	158	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,660	93.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	54	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	5.7%
High school graduate	474	37.8%
Some college or associate's	477	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	178	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	54	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	689	79.9%
Carpooled	79	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	8.8%
Other means	18	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	139	17.7%
15 to 29 min	360	45.8%
30 to 44 min	230	29.3%
45 to 59 min	14	1.8%
60+ min	43	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 5.2% (92 of 1,771)

	Count	Share
Family households	547	76.6%
Nonfamily households	167	23.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	714	93.1%
Vacant	53	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	603	84.5%
Renter-occupied	111	15.5%

1-unit, detached97.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	744	97.0%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	20	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3973040
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.3462, -82.2353