Races in Amherst, New York (NY) Detailed Stats
Ancestries, Foreign-born residents, place of birth
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Latest news about races in Amherst, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
9.0% of Amherst, NY residents are foreign-born (3.6% born in Asia, 3.3% born in Europe, 1.3% born in North America), which is 143.9% less than the foreign-born rate of 22.0% across the entire state of New York.
Race distribution in Amherst
- 102,94188.4%White alone
- 6,0745.2%Asian alone
- 4,4783.8%Black alone
- 1,5791.4%Hispanic
- 1,1501.0%Two or more races
- 1350.1%Other race alone
- 1340.1%American Indian alone
- 190.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
2000
2022
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- 11,760,98162.0%White alone
- 2,867,58315.1%Hispanic
- 2,812,62314.8%Black alone
- 1,035,9265.5%Asian alone
- 366,1161.9%Two or more races
- 75,4990.4%Other race alone
- 52,4990.3%American Indian alone
- 5,2300.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
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- 10,408,93352.9%White alone
- 3,867,29919.7%Hispanic
- 2,633,84013.4%Black alone
- 1,776,2869.0%Asian alone
- 732,6703.7%Two or more races
- 216,1101.1%Other race alone
- 35,0820.2%American Indian alone
- 6,9310.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Income and house value in Amherst
- Median household income in 2022
- $103,418White non-Hispanic householders
- $79,620Black householders
- $61,497American Indian and Alaska Native householders
- $86,051Asian householders
- $133,449Some other race householders
- $128,534Two or more races householders
- $96,662Hispanic or Latino race householders
- Median 2022 house value
- $305,404White Non-Hispanic householders
- $304,380Black or African American householders
- $287,755American Indian or Alaska Native householders
- $389,044Asian householders
- $330,470Some other race householders
- $329,703Two or more races householders
- $282,383Hispanic or Latino householders
Household income for White non-Hispanic householders
Household income for Black householders
Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders
Household income for Asian householders
Household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders
Household income for Two or more races householders
Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders
Foreign-born residents in Amherst
10,511 residents are foreign born (3.6% Asia, 3.3% Europe, 1.3% North America).
| This city: | 9.0% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Ancestries in Amherst
- 29,82721.3%German
- 20,69614.8%Italian
- 19,21513.7%Irish
- 18,12512.9%Other
- 15,13610.8%Polish
- 11,8438.5%English
- 3,8242.7%French
- 2,9372.1%Russian
- 2,5851.8%United States
- 2,5461.8%Scottish
- 1,5001.1%Scotch-Irish
- 1,3991.0%Swedish
- 1,3661.0%Dutch
- 1,3160.9%Hungarian
- 1,1580.8%Ukrainian
- 9590.7%Arab
- 9040.6%Greek
- 8990.6%Welsh
- 6620.5%French Canadian
- 5460.4%Czech
- 5090.4%Norwegian
- 4590.3%Swiss
- 3980.3%West Indian
- 3730.3%Lithuanian
- 3430.2%Danish
- 2750.2%Subsaharan African
- 2700.2%Slovak
Zip codes: 14221.