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
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)
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
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
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
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%