Average household size:
| This city: |  2.8 people | | Texas: |  2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 78.4% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 31.7% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 14.5% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Amherst, TX
30 people in nursing homes
Amherst compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Amherst (2009 data):
- The First National Bank of Amherst: The First National Bank Of Amherst at 100 Main, branch established on 1925-02-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $17.7 mil, Deposits: $14.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First Amherst Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lamb County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (19%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Amherst
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
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| Adherents | 48.9% | 24.5% | 13.4% | 8.5% | 1.3% |
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| Congregations | 29.5% | 6.8% | 13.6% | 20.5% | 2.3% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
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| Congregations | 4.5% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 15.9% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $8,144 | $48,864 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $399 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $6,400 | $76,800 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 13 | $1,107 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,000 | $36,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,200 | $38,400 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,200 | $50,400 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $24,944 | $49,888 | 16 | $1,506 |
Amherst government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $50,000
Solid Waste Management: $40,000
All Other: $10,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $250,000
Water Utilities: $100,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
Sewerage: $3,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $259,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $257,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $18,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $100,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $16,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $200,000
- Tax - Property: $68,000
Total General Sales: $8,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $116,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000
7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,204 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.02% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,009 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.41% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Amherst:
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KZZN (1490 AM; 1 kW; LITTLEFIELD, TX; Owner: EMIL MACHA)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KLVT (1230 AM; 1 kW; LEVELLAND, TX; Owner: PAUL R. BEANE)
- KCLR (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RALLS, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Amherst:
- KAIQ (95.5 FM; WOLFFORTH, TX; Owner: LITTLEFIELD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KMUL-FM (103.1 FM; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Amherst:
- KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
- KJTV-TV (Channel 34; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
Amherst fatal accident list:
Mar 11, 1978 03:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 6, 1975 03:10 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- RICHARD C NATION, 5.2 Miles Nw Of Littlefield Airport, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.9 m, Overall height: 60.9 m
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Ste. 500w, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Email:
- Stephen Flessner, Ctr Of Town, Type: Tank, Structure height: 36.5 m, Overall height: 36.5 m
Registrant: Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street Nw, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 719-7000, Email:
- Jay Jenkins, 2.5 Miles Sse, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00102746
Registrant: J P Jenkins Inc, 5811 34th, Lubbock, TX 79407, Phone: (806) 795-5823 - 2.5 Mi Se On Us 84, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 91.4 m
Registrant: County Of Lamb, Littlefield, TX 79339, Phone: (806) 385-4222
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6- City Hall, Call Sign: KNHZ631, Licensee ID: L00309832
Assigned Frequencies : 37.1800 MHz
Grant Date: 09/16/2003, Expiration Date: 11/25/2013
Registrant: City Of Amherst, Amherst, TX 79312, Phone: (806) 246-3421 - Nurses Station 7th And Main Sts, Call Sign: WGM295
Assigned Frequencies : 468.000 MHz, 468.025 MHz, 468.050 MHz, 468.075 MHz, 468.100 MHz, 468.125 MHz, 468.150 MHz, 468.175 MHz
Grant Date: 05/23/2001, Expiration Date: 04/04/2011
Registrant: South Plains Emergency Medical Services, Inc., Lubbock, TX 79453-3597, Phone: (806) 791-2582, Fax: (806) 791-5260, Email:
- From Int Hwy 37 & Fm 1055 3 Mi N On 1055 1 Mi W, Call Sign: KNBH598, Licensee ID: L00117036
Assigned Frequencies : 151.350 MHz
Grant Date: 12/21/2001, Expiration Date: 12/21/2011
Registrant: Stanley Miller, Rt 1 Box 163a, Amherst, TX 79312, Phone: (806) 246-3614 - 2.5 Mi Sse, Call Sign: KSV552
Assigned Frequencies : 451.350 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2003, Expiration Date: 07/26/2013
Registrant: Windstream Communications, Inc., 1101 17th Street, Nw, Suite 802, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-7664, Fax: (202) 223-7669, Email:
- 10.4 Mi N Plant X, Call Sign: KNIH711
Assigned Frequencies : 173.396 MHz
Grant Date: 12/31/2003, Expiration Date: 01/25/2014, Certifier: Ronald D Obermueller
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- 2.5 Miles Sse, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.2 m, Call Sign: WQFZ283
Assigned Frequencies : 462.875 MHz
Grant Date: 11/14/2006, Expiration Date: 11/14/2016, Certifier: James Beckham
Registrant: A-1 Wireless Communications, Amarillo, TX 79105, Phone: (806) 372-4487, Fax: (806) 374-7064
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- AMHERST, 2 Miles Nw Of Amherst On Us 84, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46.3 m, Call Sign: WPQQ552
Assigned Frequencies : 934.375 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 08/15/2010, Certifier: Glen P Thomas
Registrant: Adaptive Broadband, 175 Science Parkway, Rochester, NY 14620, Phone: (716) 242-8328, Fax: (716) 242-9620, Email:
- AMHERST, 2 Miles No Of Amherst On Us 84, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46.3 m, Call Sign: WPQS559
Assigned Frequencies : 933.375 MHz
Grant Date: 09/19/2000, Expiration Date: 09/19/2010, Certifier: Mark R Yearwood
Registrant: Adaptive Broadband, 175 Science Parkway, Rochester, NY 14620, Phone: (716) 242-8328, Fax: (716) 242-9620, Email:
- Amherst, 5.2 Miles Nw Of Littlefield Airport, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.9 m, Call Sign: KLN45
Assigned Frequencies : 6795.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/14/2001, Expiration Date: 06/13/2011
Registrant: El Paso Natural Gas Company, Bloomfield, NM 87413, Phone: (505) 632-6574, Fax: (505) 632-6514, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- 2.5 Miles Sse Of Amherst, Call Sign: KWA660, Licensee ID: L00004399
Assigned Frequencies : 152.510 MHz
Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 12/17/1998
Registrant: Gte Southwest Incorporated, 2701 South Johnson, San Angelo, TX 76902
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: KE5URI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01401479
Grant Date: 05/20/2008, Expiration Date: 05/20/2018, Certifier: Darrell L Priddy
Registrant: Darrell L Priddy, 1670 State Hwy 1055, Amherst, TX 79312
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: CALLAIR A-5 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2905G , Serial Number: 260, Year manufactured: 1959
Registrant (Corporation): H And H Spraying Service, Po Box 513, Amherst, TX 79312 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5593G , Serial Number: 15071093, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 10/13/1969
Registrant (Individual): Toby J Martin, Po Box 493, Amherst, TX 79312
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