Amherst, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 115,581 (Urban population: 113,698, Rural population: 1,883 (31 farm, 1,852 nonfarm))

Houses: 46,803 (45,076 occupied: 33,368 owner occupied, 11,708 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	47%

Housing density: 879 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $712 (lower quartile is $578, upper quartile is $859)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $753

Median gross rent in Amherst, NY in 2007: $859

Housing units in Amherst with a mortgage: 20,877 (1,577 second mortgage, 3,948 home equity loan, 76 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,737

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $147,810 (it was $116,400 in 2000)

Amherst:	$147,810
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,374 - $207,860

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $179,533
Here: $179,533
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,762
Here: $173,762
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $127,176
Here: $127,176
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,636
Here: $98,636
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $203,206
Here: $203,206
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $106,014
Here: $106,014
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 109,166

In family households: 91,293 (23,872 male householders, 6,097 female householders)
25,593 spouses, 32,408 children (30,186 natural, 1,206 adopted, 1,016 stepchildren), 441 grandchildren, 571 brothers or sisters, 733 parents, 655 other relatives, 923 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 17,873 (5,509 male householders (4,264 living alone)), 9,574 female householders (8,466 living alone)), 2,790 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7,344 (1,730 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,495 2-persons, 6,592 3-persons, 6,188 4-persons, 2,707 5-persons, 827 6-persons, 160 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,730 1-person, 2,008 2-persons, 261 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

21,078 married couples with children.
3,820 single-parent households (636 men, 3,184 women).

89.1% of residents of Amherst speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 10,511 (9.0%)
(54.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Amherst, New York:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 62 3 rooms: 438 4 rooms: 1,579 5 rooms: 4,936 6 rooms: 7,143 7 rooms: 6,981 8 rooms: 6,731 9 or more rooms: 5,494

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, New York:
	1 room: 299 2 rooms: 928 3 rooms: 2,147 4 rooms: 3,447 5 rooms: 2,548 6 rooms: 1,436 7 rooms: 526 8 rooms: 207 9 or more rooms: 170

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 564
1995 to 1998: 1,492
1990 to 1994: 2,519
1980 to 1989: 6,306
1970 to 1979: 9,884
1960 to 1969: 8,860
1950 to 1959: 8,348
1940 to 1949: 4,132
1939 or earlier: 4,698

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Amherst:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 555 2 bedrooms: 5,246 3 bedrooms: 15,455 4 bedrooms: 10,703 5 or more bedrooms: 1,405

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst:
	no bedroom: 309 1 bedroom: 2,989 2 bedrooms: 5,820 3 bedrooms: 2,226 4 bedrooms: 294 5 or more bedrooms: 70

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 908 1 vehicle: 10,227 2 vehicles: 16,917 3 vehicles: 4,134 4 vehicles: 891 5 or more vehicles: 291

Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,910 1 vehicle: 6,137 2 vehicles: 3,196 3 vehicles: 394 4 vehicles: 41 5 or more vehicles: 30

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Amherst, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 16
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 25
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 24
$35,000 to $39,999: 41
$40,000 to $49,999: 158
$50,000 to $59,999: 508
$60,000 to $69,999: 1196
$70,000 to $79,999: 2056
$80,000 to $89,999: 2765
$90,000 to $99,999: 2732
$100,000 to $124,999: 6556
$125,000 to $149,999: 5537
$150,000 to $174,999: 2957
$175,000 to $199,999: 2004
$200,000 to $249,999: 1607
$250,000 to $299,999: 629
$300,000 to $399,999: 470
$400,000 to $499,999: 181
$500,000 to $749,999: 101
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 17

Amherst rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Amherst:

Less than $100: 241 people
$100 to $149: 181
$150 to $199: 203
$200 to $249: 192
$250 to $299: 230
$300 to $349: 215
$350 to $399: 205
$400 to $449: 216
$450 to $499: 330
$500 to $549: 480
$550 to $599: 579
$600 to $649: 986
$650 to $699: 1,208
$700 to $749: 1,268
$750 to $799: 1,095
$800 to $899: 1,476
$900 to $999: 513
$1,000 to $1,249: 609
$1,250 to $1,499: 221
$1,500 to $1,999: 308
$2,000 or more: 429
No cash rent: 388

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,560 1990 to 1994: 1,965 1985 to 1989: 1,065 1980 to 1984: 612 1975 to 1979: 757 1970 to 1974: 578 1970 to 1974: 703 1965 to 1969: 2,271

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.5%
Number of people working at home: 1,910 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1388
5 to 9 minutes: 5825
10 to 14 minutes: 9707
15 to 19 minutes: 10241
20 to 24 minutes: 10501
25 to 29 minutes: 4516
30 to 34 minutes: 6562
35 to 39 minutes: 993
40 to 44 minutes: 882
45 to 59 minutes: 910
60 to 89 minutes: 633
90 or more minutes: 433

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 46,707 (86%)
Carpooled: 3,772 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 304 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 344 (1%)
Taxi: 29 (0%)
Bicycle: 86 (0%)
Walked: 1,202 (2%)
Other means: 147 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,910 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2657
$10,000 to $14,999: 2432
$15,000 to $19,999: 2024
$20,000 to $24,999: 2257
$25,000 to $29,999: 2224
$30,000 to $34,999: 2269
$35,000 to $39,999: 2248
$40,000 to $44,999: 2193
$45,000 to $49,999: 1990
$50,000 to $59,999: 3937
$60,000 to $74,999: 5545
$75,000 to $99,999: 6204
$100,000 to $124,999: 3710
$125,000 to $149,999: 1913
$150,000 to $199,999: 1779
$200,000 or more: 1670

First ancestries reported:

German: 19778

Italian: 17465

Irish: 12149

Other groups: 11760

Polish: 11011

English: 6901

United States or American: 2585

Russian: 2157

Scottish: 1633

French (except Basque): 1479

Scotch-Irish: 1127

Hungarian: 918

Ukrainian: 835

Swedish: 814

Arab:: 781

Canadian: 758

European: 724

Greek: 721

Dutch: 613

British: 527

Lebanese: 521

French Canadian: 486

Austrian: 479

Welsh: 437

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 367

Eastern European: 314

Norwegian: 288

Jamaican: 270

Subsaharan African:: 257

Swiss: 225

Lithuanian: 217

Romanian: 182

Iranian: 140

Danish: 139

Czech: 138

Slovak: 134

Croatian: 129

Czechoslovakian: 123

Turkish: 115

Armenian: 97

Latvian: 91

African: 91

Egyptian: 90

Scandinavian: 82

Belgian: 66

Arab/Arabic: 65

Nigerian: 62

Brazilian: 62

Serbian: 58

Estonian: 57

Ghanian: 48

Northern European: 43

Haitian: 43

Syrian: 43

Israeli: 42

Albanian: 39

Macedonian: 36

Slavic: 35

West Indian: 28

Yugoslavian: 28

Luxemburger: 28

Other Arab: 27

Slovene: 27

South African: 27

Guyanese: 27

Finnish: 25

Australian: 20

Iraqi: 19

Ethiopian: 18

Maltese: 17

Pennsylvania German: 16

Kenyan: 11

Basque: 10

British West Indian: 10

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 9

Jordanian: 9

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9

Icelander: 8

Palestinian: 7

Bahamian: 7

Soviet Union: 6

Carpatho Rusyn: 6

Alsatian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (14%)
India (12%)
Italy (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Korea (6%)
Russia (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)

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

This state: 86613
Northeast: 5651
Midwest: 6280
South: 5089
West: 1454

62% of Amherst residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 151
Nursery to 4th grade: 60
5th and 6th grade: 175
7th and 8th grade: 500
9th grade: 246
10th grade: 338
11th grade: 314
12th grade, no diploma: 657
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,350
Less than 1 year of college: 1,611
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,388
Associate degree: 2,557
Bachelor's degree: 9,623
Master's degree: 4,809
Professional school degree: 2,927
Doctorate degree: 1,604

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 204
Nursery to 4th grade: 63
5th and 6th grade: 161
7th and 8th grade: 904
9th grade: 426
10th grade: 619
11th grade: 573
12th grade, no diploma: 936
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,290
Less than 1 year of college: 2,342
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,253
Associate degree: 4,124
Bachelor's degree: 9,799
Master's degree: 6,421
Professional school degree: 1,214
Doctorate degree: 750

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 21.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 30.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 18.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 21.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 14.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 40.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 27.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $67,599
Black householders: $56,339
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,376
Asian householders: $94,445
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $97,781
Some other race householders: $43,605
Two or more races householders: $62,390
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,519

Amherst household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Amherst household income for Black householders

Amherst household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Amherst household income for Asian householders

Amherst household income for Some other race householders

Amherst household income for Two or more races householders

Amherst household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Amherst marital status for males

Amherst marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $151,619
Black or African American householders: $151,111
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $142,857
Asian householders: $193,142
Some other race householders: $164,063
Two or more races householders: $163,682
Hispanic or Latino householders: $140,190

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 30,684
One, attached: 2,300
Two: 3,381
3 or 4: 3,588
5 to 9: 3,242
10 to 19: 1,189
20 to 49: 589
50 or more: 1,774
Mobile homes: 46
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $125,125

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Amherst:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,432

Here:	20.3%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 842

Here:	13.7%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,949

Here:	49.4%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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