Amherst

Population: 1,033
Median household income: $56,833
Median home value: $218,000

Amherst, a community in Portage County, Wisconsin, has 1,033 residents. Its median household income of $56,833 runs below the Portage County figure of $73,284.

From 2019 to 2023, Amherst's population declined 3.4% from 1,069 to 1,033, while its median home value rose 59.9% from $136,300 to $218,000.

Owners occupy 71.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,033
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $56,833
Median home value: $218,000
Median gross rent: $829
Housing units: 535
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0691,033

Median household income

$50,729$56,833

Median home value

$136,300$218,000

Median gross rent

$720$829

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,069	$50,729	$136,300	$720
2020	974	$49,792	$147,200	$704
2021	1,015	$51,902	$169,900	$732
2022	988	$53,625	$205,000	$803
2023	1,033	$56,833	$218,000	$829

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	6.3%
5 to 17	153	14.8%
18 to 24	86	8.3%
25 to 34	122	11.8%
35 to 44	97	9.4%
45 to 54	160	15.5%
55 to 64	139	13.5%
65 to 74	154	14.9%
75 and over	57	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	985	95.4%
Black or African American	4	0.4%
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	8	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	5.5%
High school graduate	227	31.1%
Some college or associate's	259	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	148	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	55	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	410	76.9%
Carpooled	13	2.4%
Public transit	3	0.6%
Walked	11	2.1%
Bicycle	4	0.8%
Worked from home	87	16.3%
Other means	5	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	173	38.8%
15 to 29 min	202	45.3%
30 to 44 min	21	4.7%
45 to 59 min	18	4.0%
60+ min	32	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 7.7% (80 of 1,033)

	Count	Share
Family households	308	60.9%
Nonfamily households	198	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	506	94.6%
Vacant	29	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	362	71.5%
Renter-occupied	144	28.5%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units17.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	372	69.5%
1-unit, attached	18	3.4%
2 to 4 units	49	9.2%
5 to 19 units	96	17.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5501750
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 44.4483, -89.2817