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Amherst, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $457,143 (it was $175,900 in 2000)
Amherst:

$457,143
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $357,882 - $625,444

Total population: 37,819 (Urban population: 33,481 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,392 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 9,426 (9,173 occupied: 4,128 owner occupied, 5,045 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

55%
State:

38%

Housing density: 340 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $222,792.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,346 (lower quartile is $1,099, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,136


Median gross rent in Amherst, MA in 2022: $1,429

Housing units in Amherst with a mortgage: 2,582 (157 second mortgage, 378 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 958

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Amherst, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 137,248
  • In family households: 102,805 (23,141 male householders, 11,339 female householders)
    26,289 spouses, 34,225 children (31,880 natural, 1,196 adopted, 1,149 stepchildren), 1,465 grandchildren, 834 brothers or sisters, 944 parents, foster children, 834 other relatives, 3,097 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 34,443 (10,544 male householders (7,207 living alone)), 13,678 female householders (10,221 living alone)), 10,221 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 20,832 (1,268 institutionalized population)

21,116 married couples with children.
6,740 single-parent households (1,315 men, 5,425 women).

79.9% of residents of Amherst speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 6,944 (18.6%)
(35.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.6
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 641 bedroom
  • 5412 bedrooms
  • 1,7453 bedrooms
  • 1,4314 bedrooms
  • 3475+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • 272no bedroom
  • 1,6571 bedroom
  • 1,8912 bedrooms
  • 8803 bedrooms
  • 2494 bedrooms
  • 965+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 78no vehicle
  • 1,2701 vehicle
  • 2,2082 vehicles
  • 4623 vehicles
  • 904 vehicles
  • 205+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in renter-occupied apartments
  • 735no vehicle
  • 2,4791 vehicle
  • 1,1342 vehicles
  • 3783 vehicles
  • 2544 vehicles
  • 655+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 192 rooms
  • 543 rooms
  • 2194 rooms
  • 5195 rooms
  • 7806 rooms
  • 1,0147 rooms
  • 6718 rooms
  • 8529+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • 2571 room
  • 8022 rooms
  • 1,0883 rooms
  • 1,2234 rooms
  • 8925 rooms
  • 4166 rooms
  • 1807 rooms
  • 928 rooms
  • 959+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Amherst, MA
Amherst town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Amherst, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Amherst, MA in 2022
  • 3,771Less than $10,000
  • 3,311$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,576$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,872$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,232$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,333$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,697$60,000 to $74,999
  • 6,512$75,000 to $99,999
  • 6,071$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,669$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,637$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,295$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Amherst: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.8%
Number of people working at home: 3,861 (18.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,389
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,672
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,817
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,500
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,655
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 593
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,218
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 349
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 381
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 638
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 367
  • 90 or more minutes: 317

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 9,395 (52.6%)
  • Carpooled: 1,313 (7.4%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,313 (7.4%)
  • Subway or elevated: 32 (0.2%)
  • Motorcycle: 28 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 302 (1.7%)
  • Walked: 4,366 (24.5%)
  • Other means: 147 (0.8%)
  • Worked at home: 955 (5.3%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Amherst detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Amherst, Massachusetts
  • 1,9641995 to March 2000
  • 7221990 to 1994
  • 6311985 to 1989
  • 6951980 to 1984
  • 2181975 to 1979
  • 831970 to 1974
  • 411965 to 1969
  • 251Before 1965
Ancestries in Amherst, MA <small>(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)</small>

First ancestries reported:

  • Other: 10,483 (24.7%)
  • Irish: 6,834 (16.1%)
  • English: 4,325 (10.2%)
  • German: 3,522 (8.3%)
  • Italian: 3,394 (8.0%)
  • Polish: 2,304 (5.4%)
  • French: 1,823 (4.3%)
  • French Canadian: 1,404 (3.3%)
  • Russian: 1,368 (3.2%)
  • Scottish: 1,076 (2.5%)
  • Swedish: 891 (2.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 682 (1.6%)
  • United States: 578 (1.4%)
  • Portuguese: 491 (1.2%)
  • Subsaharan African: 469 (1.1%)
  • Dutch: 409 (1.0%)
  • Lithuanian: 376 (0.9%)
  • Norwegian: 270 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 266 (0.6%)
  • Hungarian: 265 (0.6%)
  • Arab: 259 (0.6%)
  • West Indian: 230 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 172 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 135 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 123 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 111 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 78 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 72 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Amherst:

12.3% (568)
Massachusetts:

5.1% (39,255)

Korea
Amherst:

7.8% (358)
Massachusetts:

1.7% (13,456)

India
Amherst:

6.7% (309)
Massachusetts:

3.6% (28,086)

El Salvador
Amherst:

4.5% (206)
Massachusetts:

2.4% (18,606)

United Kingdom
Amherst:

3.9% (181)
Massachusetts:

3.3% (25,403)

Japan
Amherst:

3.9% (178)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (8,682)

Cambodia
Amherst:

3.8% (177)
Massachusetts:

1.8% (13,801)

Vietnam
Amherst:

3.8% (176)
Massachusetts:

3.9% (30,457)

Taiwan
Amherst:

3.2% (149)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (7,258)

Russia
Amherst:

3.1% (142)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (17,449)

Turkey
Amherst:

2.9% (132)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (3,525)

Canada
Amherst:

2.3% (106)
Massachusetts:

5.2% (40,247)

Nigeria
Amherst:

2.2% (102)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (3,374)

Colombia
Amherst:

1.9% (88)
Massachusetts:

2.0% (15,286)

Dominican Republic
Amherst:

1.8% (83)
Massachusetts:

6.0% (46,744)

Thailand
Amherst:

1.6% (75)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (4,578)

Other Eastern Europe
Amherst:

1.6% (73)
Massachusetts:

1.6% (12,350)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 15,258
  • Other state: 14,200
  • Northeast: 8,073
  • Midwest: 2,004
  • South: 2,367
  • West: 1,756

35% of Amherst residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 40
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7
  • 5th and 6th grade: 11
  • 7th and 8th grade: 39
  • 9th grade: 35
  • 10th grade: 15
  • 11th grade: 52
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 92
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 476
  • Less than 1 year of college: 99
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 585
  • Associate degree: 302
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,520
  • Master's degree: 1,250
  • Professional school degree: 308
  • Doctorate degree: 1,215
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 67
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 6
  • 5th and 6th grade: 50
  • 7th and 8th grade: 18
  • 9th grade: 47
  • 10th grade: 53
  • 11th grade: 56
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 50
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 740
  • Less than 1 year of college: 235
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 561
  • Associate degree: 414
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,969
  • Master's degree: 1,719
  • Professional school degree: 201
  • Doctorate degree: 694
Educational Attainment for Females
Amherst marital status for males
Amherst marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,148
  • One, attached: 535
  • Two: 579
  • 3 or 4: 1,052
  • 5 to 9: 1,089
  • 10 to 19: 1,122
  • 20 to 49: 358
  • 50 or more: 539
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%
Year householders moved into residence in Amherst
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Amherst, MA
  • 55.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 16.4%Electricity
  • 16.2%Utility gas
  • 7.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.2%Wood
  • 0.8%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Amherst, MA
  • 47.0%Electricity
  • 25.0%Utility gas
  • 23.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 111
Here:

5.3%
Massachusetts:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 76
Here:

6.0%
Massachusetts:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,915
Here:

17.6%
Massachusetts:

48.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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