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Amherst, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $297,731 (it was $116,400 in 2000)
Amherst:

$297,731
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $194,363 - $426,983

Total population: 122,366 (Urban population: 114,612, Rural population: 1,898 (31 farm, 1,867 nonfarm))

Houses: 46,803 (45,076 occupied: 33,368 owner occupied, 11,708 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

26%
State:

46%

Housing density: 879 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $275,138.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,268 (lower quartile is $999, upper quartile is $1,613)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,340


Median gross rent in Amherst, NY in 2022: $1,355

Housing units in Amherst with a mortgage: 20,877 (1,577 second mortgage, 3,948 home equity loan, 76 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,737

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Amherst, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 890,653
  • In family households: 703,665 (150,587 male householders, 79,422 female householders)
    161,163 spouses, 259,954 children (245,472 natural, 6,125 adopted, 8,357 stepchildren), 13,651 grandchildren, 7,172 brothers or sisters, 6,060 parents, foster children, 6,352 other relatives, 16,208 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 186,988 (69,279 male householders (54,381 living alone)), 83,876 female householders (72,187 living alone)), 33,833 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 28,387 (12,145 institutionalized population)

148,778 married couples with children.
64,240 single-parent households (9,850 men, 54,390 women).

89.1% of residents of Amherst speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 16,465 (14.1%)
(53.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Amherst, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Amherst, New York
  • 4no bedroom
  • 5551 bedroom
  • 5,2462 bedrooms
  • 15,4553 bedrooms
  • 10,7034 bedrooms
  • 1,4055+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, New York
  • 309no bedroom
  • 2,9891 bedroom
  • 5,8202 bedrooms
  • 2,2263 bedrooms
  • 2944 bedrooms
  • 705+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 908no vehicle
  • 10,2271 vehicle
  • 16,9172 vehicles
  • 4,1343 vehicles
  • 8914 vehicles
  • 2915+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,910no vehicle
  • 6,1371 vehicle
  • 3,1962 vehicles
  • 3943 vehicles
  • 414 vehicles
  • 305+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Amherst, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Amherst, New York
  • 41 room
  • 622 rooms
  • 4383 rooms
  • 1,5794 rooms
  • 4,9365 rooms
  • 7,1436 rooms
  • 6,9817 rooms
  • 6,7318 rooms
  • 5,4949+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, New York
  • 2991 room
  • 9282 rooms
  • 2,1473 rooms
  • 3,4474 rooms
  • 2,5485 rooms
  • 1,4366 rooms
  • 5267 rooms
  • 2078 rooms
  • 1709+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Amherst, NY
Amherst town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Amherst, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Amherst, NY in 2022
  • 40,131Less than $10,000
  • 46,055$10,000 to $19,999
  • 44,736$20,000 to $29,999
  • 43,018$30,000 to $39,999
  • 41,952$40,000 to $49,999
  • 37,128$50,000 to $59,999
  • 62,021$60,000 to $74,999
  • 77,696$75,000 to $99,999
  • 60,552$100,000 to $124,999
  • 41,846$125,000 to $149,999
  • 46,768$150,000 to $199,999
  • 49,377$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Amherst: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.2%
Number of people working at home: 8,074 (13.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,388
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5,825
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 9,707
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 10,241
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 10,501
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4,516
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 6,562
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 993
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 882
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 910
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 633
  • 90 or more minutes: 433

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 46,707 (85.7%)
  • Carpooled: 3,772 (6.9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 304 (0.6%)
  • Subway or elevated: 344 (0.6%)
  • Taxi: 29 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle: 86 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,202 (2.2%)
  • Other means: 147 (0.3%)
  • Worked at home: 1,910 (3.5%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Amherst detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Amherst, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Amherst, New York
  • 2,5601995 to March 2000
  • 1,9651990 to 1994
  • 1,0651985 to 1989
  • 6121980 to 1984
  • 7571975 to 1979
  • 5781970 to 1974
  • 7031965 to 1969
  • 2,271Before 1965
Ancestries in Amherst, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 29,827 (21.3%)
  • Italian: 20,696 (14.8%)
  • Irish: 19,215 (13.7%)
  • Other: 18,125 (12.9%)
  • Polish: 15,136 (10.8%)
  • English: 11,843 (8.5%)
  • French: 3,824 (2.7%)
  • Russian: 2,937 (2.1%)
  • United States: 2,585 (1.8%)
  • Scottish: 2,546 (1.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,500 (1.1%)
  • Swedish: 1,399 (1.0%)
  • Dutch: 1,366 (1.0%)
  • Hungarian: 1,316 (0.9%)
  • Ukrainian: 1,158 (0.8%)
  • Arab: 959 (0.7%)
  • Greek: 904 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 899 (0.6%)
  • French Canadian: 662 (0.5%)
  • Czech: 546 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 509 (0.4%)
  • Swiss: 459 (0.3%)
  • West Indian: 398 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 373 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 343 (0.2%)
  • Subsaharan African: 275 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 270 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Amherst:

13.9% (1,460)
New York:

1.4% (54,876)

India
Amherst:

12.3% (1,289)
New York:

3.0% (117,238)

Italy
Amherst:

6.9% (725)
New York:

3.8% (147,729)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Amherst:

6.7% (707)
New York:

6.0% (233,766)

Korea
Amherst:

6.3% (660)
New York:

2.5% (97,933)

Russia
Amherst:

4.8% (505)
New York:

2.4% (94,595)

United Kingdom
Amherst:

4.6% (486)
New York:

1.6% (62,237)

Germany
Amherst:

4.0% (424)
New York:

1.8% (69,327)

Ukraine
Amherst:

3.2% (340)
New York:

2.1% (82,238)

Taiwan
Amherst:

2.8% (295)
New York:

0.8% (30,473)

Other Eastern Europe
Amherst:

2.4% (254)
New York:

1.4% (53,825)

Pakistan
Amherst:

1.9% (204)
New York:

1.3% (51,055)

Poland
Amherst:

1.6% (168)
New York:

2.4% (93,187)

Japan
Amherst:

1.6% (163)
New York:

0.8% (32,034)

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

  • This state: 86,613
  • Other state: 18,474
  • Northeast: 5,651
  • Midwest: 6,280
  • South: 5,089
  • West: 1,454

62% of Amherst residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 151
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 60
  • 5th and 6th grade: 175
  • 7th and 8th grade: 500
  • 9th grade: 246
  • 10th grade: 338
  • 11th grade: 314
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 657
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,350
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,611
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,388
  • Associate degree: 2,557
  • Bachelor's degree: 9,623
  • Master's degree: 4,809
  • Professional school degree: 2,927
  • Doctorate degree: 1,604
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 204
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 63
  • 5th and 6th grade: 161
  • 7th and 8th grade: 904
  • 9th grade: 426
  • 10th grade: 619
  • 11th grade: 573
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 936
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,290
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,342
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,253
  • Associate degree: 4,124
  • Bachelor's degree: 9,799
  • Master's degree: 6,421
  • Professional school degree: 1,214
  • Doctorate degree: 750
Educational Attainment for Females
Amherst marital status for males
Amherst marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 30,684
  • One, attached: 2,300
  • Two: 3,381
  • 3 or 4: 3,588
  • 5 to 9: 3,242
  • 10 to 19: 1,189
  • 20 to 49: 589
  • 50 or more: 1,774
  • Mobile homes: 46
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $194,687

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%
Year householders moved into residence in Amherst
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Amherst, NY
  • 96.2%Utility gas
  • 1.8%Electricity
  • 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Amherst, NY
  • 77.2%Utility gas
  • 19.0%Electricity
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,432
Here:

20.3%
New York:

14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 842
Here:

13.7%
New York:

13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,949
Here:

49.4%
New York:

38.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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