Amherst

Population: 2,124
Median household income: $71,313
Median home value: $213,300

Located in Amherst County, Virginia, Amherst is a community with a population of 2,124. The median household income of $71,313 is above the Amherst County median ($67,298).

Between 2019 and 2023, Amherst's population declined 22.3% from 2,732 to 2,124, while its median home value rose 26.9% from $168,100 to $213,300.

The typical home was built around 1970. 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,124
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,313
Median home value: $213,300
Median gross rent: $686
Housing units: 986
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7322,124

Median household income

$50,238$71,313

Median home value

$168,100$213,300

Median gross rent

$807$686

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,732	$50,238	$168,100	$807
2020	2,581	$59,516	$180,600	$590
2021	2,504	$46,316	$177,300	$640
2022	2,299	$59,306	$191,000	$685
2023	2,124	$71,313	$213,300	$686

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	4.9%
5 to 17	250	11.8%
18 to 24	151	7.1%
25 to 34	233	11.0%
35 to 44	344	16.2%
45 to 54	261	12.3%
55 to 64	208	9.8%
65 to 74	272	12.8%
75 and over	301	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,767	83.2%
Black or African American	306	14.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.2%
Some other race	7	0.3%
Two or more races	18	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate42.3%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	178	11.0%
High school graduate	685	42.3%
Some college or associate's	369	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	228	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	159	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	726	74.0%
Carpooled	116	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	11.4%
Other means	6	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	422	48.6%
15 to 29 min	222	25.5%
30 to 44 min	138	15.9%
45 to 59 min	25	2.9%
60+ min	62	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 6.5% (125 of 1,922)

	Count	Share
Family households	532	58.4%
Nonfamily households	379	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	911	92.4%
Vacant	75	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	637	69.9%
Renter-occupied	274	30.1%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units16.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	726	73.6%
1-unit, attached	51	5.2%
2 to 4 units	158	16.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	0.6%
Mobile home & other	45	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5101672
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.5819, -79.0520

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