Amherst, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Back to: Amherst, Massachusetts main profile, Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts small towns, Massachusetts forum, All US cities. Amherst Apartments for Rent Total population: 35,565 (Urban population: 34,145 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,420 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 9,426 (9,173 occupied: 4,128 owner occupied, 5,045 renter occupied) % of renters here:   55% State:   38% Housing density: 340 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Amherst, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Umass Amherst:"party School"????  (59 replies) UMass Boston vs. UMass Amherst  (21 replies) possibly moving near amherst? pls help!  (17 replies) Amherst/Northampton Mass  (12 replies) How is life in Amherst?  (6 replies) Advice on where to move...Amherst area..  (2 replies) Median contract rent in 2007: $777 (lower quartile is $625, upper quartile is $1,109) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $657 Median gross rent in Amherst, MA in 2007: $851 Housing units in Amherst with a mortgage: 2,582 (157 second mortgage, 378 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 958 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $312,451 (it was $175,900 in 2000) Amherst:   $312,451 Massachusetts:   $366,400 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $246,431 - $461,203 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $389,193 Here:   $389,193 State:   $440,475 Townhouses or other attached units: $185,426 Here:   $185,426 State:   $384,213 In 2-unit structures: $400,583 Here:   $400,583 State:   $414,317 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $297,926 Here:   $297,926 State:   $431,982 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $264,750 Here:   $264,750 State:   $335,381 Household type by relationship Households: 22,423 In family households: 14,247 (2,973 male householders, 1,580 female householders) 3,554 spouses, 5,208 children (4,894 natural, 253 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 170 other relatives, 485 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 8,176 (2,067 male householders (1,036 living alone)), 2,530 female householders (1,599 living alone)), 3,579 nonrelatives In group quarters: 12,450 (29 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,842 2-persons, 1,114 3-persons, 1,054 4-persons, 373 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 63 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,635 1-person, 993 2-persons, 464 3-persons, 391 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons. 2,934 married couples with children. 1,297 single-parent households (180 men, 1,117 women). 79.9% of residents of Amherst speak English at home. 6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 7.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well). Foreign born population: 4,605 (13.2%) (30.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Amherst, 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: 3 $40,000 to $49,999: 3 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 6 $80,000 to $89,999: 7 $90,000 to $99,999: 10 $100,000 to $124,999: 89 $125,000 to $149,999: 63 $150,000 to $174,999: 86 $175,000 to $199,999: 219 $200,000 to $249,999: 668 $250,000 to $299,999: 770 $300,000 to $399,999: 1061 $400,000 to $499,999: 561 $500,000 to $749,999: 523 $750,000 to $999,999: 76 $1,000,000 or more: 65

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Amherst: Less than $100: 78 people $100 to $149: 49 $150 to $199: 74 $200 to $249: 105 $250 to $299: 88 $300 to $349: 106 $350 to $399: 91 $400 to $449: 91 $450 to $499: 118 $500 to $549: 176 $550 to $599: 197 $600 to $649: 241 $650 to $699: 356 $700 to $749: 439 $750 to $799: 423 $800 to $899: 494 $900 to $999: 469 $1,000 to $1,249: 610 $1,250 to $1,499: 327 $1,500 to $1,999: 251 $2,000 or more: 126 No cash rent: 184

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.9%
Number of people working at home: 955 (5.3% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 9,395 (53%)
• Carpooled: 1,313 (7%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 1,313 (7%)
• Subway or elevated: 32 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 28 (0%)
• Bicycle: 302 (2%)
• Walked: 4,366 (24%)
• Other means: 147 (1%)
• Worked at home: 955 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 999 $10,000 to $14,999: 761 $15,000 to $19,999: 562 $20,000 to $24,999: 577 $25,000 to $29,999: 610 $30,000 to $34,999: 501 $35,000 to $39,999: 564 $40,000 to $44,999: 365 $45,000 to $49,999: 303 $50,000 to $59,999: 632 $60,000 to $74,999: 798 $75,000 to $99,999: 880 $100,000 to $124,999: 696 $125,000 to $149,999: 326 $150,000 to $199,999: 376 $200,000 or more: 200

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7037

Irish: 4310

English: 2773

Italian: 2712

German: 2062

Polish: 1374

French Canadian: 1128

Russian: 1066

French (except Basque): 966

United States or American: 578

Scottish: 564

European: 532

Swedish: 482

Scotch-Irish: 469

Subsaharan African:: 431

Portuguese: 324

Lithuanian: 267

Eastern European: 246

British: 241

Dutch: 238

Arab:: 215

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 207

Norwegian: 197

African: 143

Armenian: 137

Turkish: 132

Welsh: 125

Hungarian: 119

Canadian: 115

Greek: 108

Iranian: 103

Cape Verdean: 89

Nigerian: 87

Haitian: 86

Austrian: 85

Finnish: 85

Danish: 84

Iraqi: 75

Israeli: 69

Lebanese: 65

Jamaican: 63

Swiss: 53

Yugoslavian: 52

Slovak: 50

Scandinavian: 45

Brazilian: 43

Ukrainian: 43

Sudanese: 42

Celtic: 38

Ghanian: 32

Arab/Arabic: 30

Northern European: 30

Belgian: 29

Czech: 26

Estonian: 24

Latvian: 22

Slavic: 18

Romanian: 17

South African: 16

Egyptian: 14

Palestinian: 12

Barbadian: 12

Alsatian: 11

U.S. Virgin Islander: 11

Other Subsaharan African: 11

Liberian: 11

Australian: 10

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10

British West Indian: 10

Syrian: 10

Luxemburger: 10

Albanian: 10

Czechoslovakian: 9

New Zealander: 9

Jordanian: 9

Slovene: 8

Dutch West Indian: 8

West Indian: 7

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

• This state: 15258
• Northeast: 8073
• Midwest: 2004
• South: 2367
• West: 1756

35% of Amherst residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 40
• Nursery to 4th grade: 7
• 5th and 6th grade: 11
• 7th and 8th grade: 39
• 9th grade: 35
• 10th grade: 15
• 11th grade: 52
• 12th grade, no diploma: 92
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 476
• Less than 1 year of college: 99
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 585
• Associate degree: 302
• Bachelor's degree: 1,520
• Master's degree: 1,250
• Professional school degree: 308
• Doctorate degree: 1,215

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 67
• Nursery to 4th grade: 6
• 5th and 6th grade: 50
• 7th and 8th grade: 18
• 9th grade: 47
• 10th grade: 53
• 11th grade: 56
• 12th grade, no diploma: 50
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 740
• Less than 1 year of college: 235
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 561
• Associate degree: 414
• Bachelor's degree: 1,969
• Master's degree: 1,719
• Professional school degree: 201
• Doctorate degree: 694

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $56,071
• Black householders: $31,601
• Asian householders: $38,632
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $3,233
• Some other race householders: $13,439
• Two or more races householders: $33,722
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,235

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $323,286
• Black or African American householders: $260,049
• Asian householders: $271,773
• Some other race householders: $199,833
• Two or more races householders: $244,951
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $216,530

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,148
• One, attached: 535
• Two: 579
• 3 or 4: 1,052
• 5 to 9: 1,089
• 10 to 19: 1,122
• 20 to 49: 358
• 50 or more: 539
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

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Massachusetts:	10.8%

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Massachusetts:	12.2%

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Massachusetts:	48.2%

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