Amherst

Population: 913
Median household income: $54,583
Median home value: $36,300

Amherst, a community in Lamb County, Texas, has 913 residents. Its median household income of $54,583 runs below the Lamb County figure of $56,997.

From 2019 to 2023, Amherst's population grew 7.7% from 848 to 913, while its median home value fell 36.1% from $56,800 to $36,300.

Owners occupy 70.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 913
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,583
Median home value: $36,300
Median gross rent: $969
Housing units: 276
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

848913

Median household income

$50,139$54,583

Median home value

$56,800$36,300

Median gross rent

$475$969

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	848	$50,139	$56,800	$475
2020	1,050	$46,597	$53,500	$519
2021	1,099	$55,357	$40,000	$593
2022	1,015	$52,067	$37,600	$593
2023	913	$54,583	$36,300	$969

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	2.2%
5 to 17	220	24.1%
18 to 24	82	9.0%
25 to 34	104	11.4%
35 to 44	158	17.3%
45 to 54	109	11.9%
55 to 64	64	7.0%
65 to 74	98	10.7%
75 and over	58	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	208	22.8%
Black or African American	8	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	691	75.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.5%

High school graduate49.6%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	151	25.5%
High school graduate	293	49.6%
Some college or associate's	110	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	23	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	243	71.5%
Carpooled	46	13.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	8.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	6.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	168	53.0%
15 to 29 min	111	35.0%
30 to 44 min	15	4.7%
45 to 59 min	5	1.6%
60+ min	18	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.68
Poverty rate: 48.8% (431 of 883)

	Count	Share
Family households	160	66.7%
Nonfamily households	80	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	240	87.0%
Vacant	36	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	168	70.0%
Renter-occupied	72	30.0%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	250	90.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4803084
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0120, -102.4148