Amherst Center, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Back to: Amherst Center, Massachusetts main profile, Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts small towns, Massachusetts forum, All US cities. (Urban population: 17,155 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0) Houses: 3,236 (3,116 occupied: 1,150 owner occupied, 1,966 renter occupied) % of renters here: 63% State: 66% Housing density: 661 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $342,737. Median contract rent in 2009: $876 (lower quartile is $497, upper quartile is $1,392) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $945 Median gross rent in Amherst Center, MA in 2009: $1,043 Housing units in Amherst Center with a mortgage: 615 (28 second mortgage, 86 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 377 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $120,313 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $81,375 Median monthly housing costs: $1,187 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Amherst Center, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Moving to Northampton Questions - Help!  (17 replies) Possible move to Amherst area, please HELP!!!!  (10 replies) Umass Amherst grad student, Noho a good place to reside?  (17 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $362,685 (it was $174,100 in 2000) Amherst Center: $362,685 Massachusetts: $338,500 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $261,485 - $397,890 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $440,471 Here: $440,471 State: $412,156 Townhouses or other attached units: $206,744 Here: $206,744 State: $346,236 In 2-unit structures: $657,189 Here: $657,189 State: $348,924 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $674,144 Here: $674,144 State: $354,648 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $125,714 Here: $125,714 State: $326,862 Household type by relationship: Households: 6,833 In family households: 3,675 (747 male householders, 466 female householders) 954 spouses, 1,280 children (1,216 natural, 48 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 21 other relatives, 119 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,158 (843 male householders (479 living alone)), 1,046 female householders (777 living alone)), 1,269 nonrelatives In group quarters: 10,322 (24 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 565 2-persons, 297 3-persons, 211 4-persons, 108 5-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,256 1-person, 295 2-persons, 147 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons. 650 married couples with children. 328 single-parent households (45 men, 283 women). 81.6% of residents of Amherst Center speak English at home. 6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 5.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.9% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well). Foreign born population: 1,868 (10.9%) (35.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Amherst Center, MA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 0 $90,000 to $99,999: 0 $100,000 to $124,999: 23 $125,000 to $149,999: 7 $150,000 to $174,999: 10 $175,000 to $199,999: 46 $200,000 to $249,999: 165 $250,000 to $299,999: 231 $300,000 to $399,999: 344 $400,000 to $499,999: 131 $500,000 to $749,999: 175 $750,000 to $999,999: 9 $1,000,000 or more: 9

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Amherst Center: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 65 $150 to $199: 48 $200 to $249: 113 $250 to $299: 85 $300 to $349: 42 $350 to $399: 26 $400 to $449: 14 $450 to $499: 30 $500 to $549: 32 $550 to $599: 17 $600 to $649: 51 $650 to $699: 54 $700 to $749: 88 $750 to $799: 35 $800 to $899: 98 $900 to $999: 89 $1,000 to $1,249: 208 $1,250 to $1,499: 291 $1,500 to $1,999: 201 $2,000 or more: 258 No cash rent: 62

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.6%
Number of people working at home: 491 (5.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 929 5 to 9 minutes: 1991 10 to 14 minutes: 1740 15 to 19 minutes: 1096 20 to 24 minutes: 707 25 to 29 minutes: 229 30 to 34 minutes: 432 35 to 39 minutes: 144 40 to 44 minutes: 151 45 to 59 minutes: 230 60 to 89 minutes: 138 90 or more minutes: 135

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,120 (37%) Carpooled: 583 (7%) Bus or trolley bus: 445 (5%) Subway or elevated: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 168 (2%) Walked: 3,510 (42%) Other means: 71 (1%) Worked at home: 491 (6%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 404 $10,000 to $14,999: 242 $15,000 to $19,999: 194 $20,000 to $24,999: 240 $25,000 to $29,999: 289 $30,000 to $34,999: 163 $35,000 to $39,999: 171 $40,000 to $44,999: 137 $45,000 to $49,999: 86 $50,000 to $59,999: 215 $60,000 to $74,999: 214 $75,000 to $99,999: 278 $100,000 to $124,999: 182 $125,000 to $149,999: 107 $150,000 to $199,999: 143 $200,000 or more: 37

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3044

Irish: 2451

Italian: 1620

English: 1291

German: 952

Polish: 712

Russian: 537

French (except Basque): 477

French Canadian: 449

Scottish: 279

Subsaharan African:: 277

European: 254

Swedish: 247

United States or American: 246

Scotch-Irish: 210

Portuguese: 180

Norwegian: 136

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 134

Eastern European: 125

Dutch: 96

British: 96

African: 95

Arab:: 92

Lithuanian: 82

Cape Verdean: 79

Welsh: 73

Lebanese: 65

Iranian: 64

Danish: 62

Hungarian: 60

Armenian: 57

Greek: 54

Jamaican: 49

Israeli: 48

Scandinavian: 45

Sudanese: 42

Haitian: 42

Austrian: 41

Ukrainian: 34

Finnish: 34

Turkish: 27

Swiss: 23

Latvian: 22

Belgian: 19

Slavic: 18

Yugoslavian: 18

Romanian: 17

Northern European: 16

Nigerian: 16

Canadian: 14

Brazilian: 14

Ghanian: 12

Barbadian: 12

Estonian: 12

Alsatian: 11

Liberian: 11

Other Subsaharan African: 11

South African: 11

U.S. Virgin Islander: 11

Albanian: 10

Australian: 10

British West Indian: 10

Syrian: 10

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10

Czechoslovakian: 9

Jordanian: 9

Egyptian: 8

Slovak: 5

Luxemburger: 4

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

• This state: 7759
• Northeast: 4133
• Midwest: 929
• South: 1214
• West: 933

26% of Amherst Center residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 13
• Nursery to 4th grade: 7
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 8
• 9th grade: 12
• 10th grade: 6
• 11th grade: 26
• 12th grade, no diploma: 27
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 165
• Less than 1 year of college: 34
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 147
• Associate degree: 86
• Bachelor's degree: 699
• Master's degree: 315
• Professional school degree: 168
• Doctorate degree: 396

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 26
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 8
• 7th and 8th grade: 0
• 9th grade: 0
• 10th grade: 6
• 11th grade: 16
• 12th grade, no diploma: 25
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 275
• Less than 1 year of college: 66
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 158
• Associate degree: 116
• Bachelor's degree: 656
• Master's degree: 625
• Professional school degree: 59
• Doctorate degree: 285

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 14.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.5%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $49,702
• Black householders: $30,820
• Asian householders: $60,008
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $2,067
• Some other race householders: $17,772
• Two or more races householders: $43,674
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,089

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $366,435
• Black or African American householders: $314,563
• Asian householders: $284,148
• Two or more races householders: $292,481

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,275
• One, attached: 111
• Two: 303
• 3 or 4: 504
• 5 to 9: 385
• 10 to 19: 216
• 20 to 49: 173
• 50 or more: 265
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

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