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Hampshire County

Population in July 2007: 17,133.
Males: 8,082  (47.2%)
Females: 9,051  (52.8%)

Median resident age:  20.8 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01002.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,142 (it was $35,754 in 2000)
Amherst Center:  $43,142
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $309,253 (it was $174,100 in 2000)
Amherst Center:  $309,253
Massachusetts:  $366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $356,476; Detached houses: $376,604; Townhouses or other attached units: $184,630; In 2-unit structures: $303,598; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $634,914; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $98,001

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Races in Amherst Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.4%)
  • Black (5.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • Chinese (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.5%)
  • Other Asian (1.3%)
  • Korean (1.2%)
  • Asian Indian (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Amherst Center: 104.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.9%), English (12.1%), Italian (11.7%), German (9.8%), Polish (7.1%), French (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 4.89 square miles.

Population density: 3501 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Amherst Center

  • High school or higher: 95.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 41.7%
  • Unemployed: 12.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amherst Center CDP

  • Never married: 75.8%
  • Now married: 17.5%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 2.5%
  • Divorced: 3.7%

1,868 residents are foreign born (6.1% Asia, 2.6% Europe, 1.3% Latin America).

This place:  11.0%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Amherst Center:  1.7% ($2,886)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Amherst Center satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chicopee, MA (15.0 miles , pop. 54,653).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (73.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (127.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Amherst, MA (0.8 miles ), North Amherst, MA (1.3 miles ), South Amherst, MA (1.7 miles ), Hadley, MA (1.8 miles ), Hatfield, MA (2.1 miles ), Pelham, MA (2.1 miles ), Hatfield, MA (2.3 miles ), Sunderland, MA (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 42.38 N, Longitude: 72.52 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +8,715 (+51.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 4,884 (58.1%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 413

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (44%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Health care (3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (49%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
  • Data processing and other information services (2%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Postsecondary teachers (12%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



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Average climate in Amherst Center, Massachusetts

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Amherst Center-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Amherst Center place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 tornado 24.6 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Amherst Center:
  • MARY LANE HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; WARE, MA)
  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES (about 3 miles; AMHERST, MA)
  • COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL INC,THE (about 13 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA)

Amtrak stations near Amherst Center:
  • 1 miles: AMHERST (RAILROAD ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 20 miles: SPRINGFIELD (66 LYMAN ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Amherst Center:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 6 miles; AMHERST, MA; Full-time enrollment: 21,468)
  • SMITH COLLEGE (about 8 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
  • MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SOUTH HADLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
  • HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)
  • WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 3,285)
  • SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
  • SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)

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Notable locations in Amherst Center: Amherst Golf Course (A), Amherst Shoppers Park (B), Pratt Pool (C), Clark Hall (D), Telecommunications Hall (E), Holdsworth Hall (F), North College (G), Taplin Hall (H), Life Sciences Building (I), Stone Hall (J), Hitchcock House (K), Munson Hall Annex (L), Hilton House (M), Cohan Dormitory (N), Hills Hall (O), Strong House (P), Northeast Residential Area (Q), Stockbridge Hall (R), Stirn Auditorium (S), Alumni Gymnasium (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Amherst Center include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), First Baptist Church of Amherst (B), First Congregational Church (C), Goodwin African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (D), Grace Episcopal Church (E), Hampshire Hispanic Ministry Church (F), Old Chapel (G), Hope Community Church (H), Johnson Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: West Cemetery (1), Wildwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Campus Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Amherst Center include: Pratt Field (1), Hitchcock Field (2), Amherst Common (3), East Village Historic District (4), Fraternity Park (5), War Memorial (6), Groff Park (7), Memorial Field (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Amherst Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  39.6%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  21.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Amherst Center, MA


People in group quarters in Amherst Center
  • 10235 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 125 people in nursing homes
  • 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse


Amherst Center compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Amherst Center travel time to work
Amherst Center mode of transportation to work chart


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
  • Utility gas (25%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Amherst Center

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents68.6%10.0%3.4%2.5%1.6%
Congregations22.1%27.4%5.3%5.3%3.2%
NameUnitarian Universalist Association Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentMuslim EstimateAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.3%1.2%1.1%8.9%
Congregations2.1%1.1%1.1%3.2%29.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


8.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,450 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.03%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.74% of residents moved from foreign countries ($524 average AGI)
Hampshire County:  0.74%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hampden County, MA  2.32% ($38,198 average AGI)
from Franklin County, MA  0.74% ($32,244)
from Worcester County, MA  0.46% ($36,102)


8.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,073 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.33%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($351 average AGI)
Hampshire County:  0.16%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hampden County, MA  2.33% ($35,301 average AGI)
to Franklin County, MA  0.88% ($34,745)
to Middlesex County, MA  0.44% ($31,736)


Strongest AM radio stations in Amherst Center:
  • WPNI (1430 AM; 5 kW; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WACE (730 AM; 5 kW; CHICOPEE, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WIZZ (1520 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: P. & M. RADIO, LLC)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Amherst Center:
  • WMUA (91.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WLZX (99.3 FM; NORTHAMPTON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WEIB (106.3 FM; NORTHAMPTON, MA; Owner: CUTTING EDGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WHAI (98.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WGAJ (91.7 FM; DEERFIELD, MA; Owner: TRUATEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY)
  • WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WRSI (93.9 FM; TURNERS FALLS, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPKX (97.9 FM; ENFIELD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Amherst Center:
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WWLP (Channel 22; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • W67DF (Channel 67; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WGGB-TV (Channel 40; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WGGB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WGBY-TV (Channel 57; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 1 partial tracts)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED67$233,09734$210,85326$85,3461$5,000,00030$197,975
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$232,40012$194,4312$80,0000$04$237,793
APPLICATIONS DENIED9$310,77828$266,2042$48,5000$05$251,998
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$225,00013$232,0770$00$01$395,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$128,0004$278,0000$00$01$128,000
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8204.00 , 8205.00, 8206.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$298,0002$160,0002$160,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$175,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8204.00 , 8205.00

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