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Population (2000): 110,965
Land Area (2000): 134.692 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.709 square kilometers

Current Forecast from the National Weather Service

: 44,175
Amherst Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	109,094	98.29%
Rural, Farm	31	0.03%
Rural, Non-farm	1,867	1.68%

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Amherst Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	57,932	56,195	1,738	3.00%	30
1991	57,393	55,011	2,382	4.15%	42
1992	57,044	54,605	2,439	4.28%	43
1993	56,660	54,481	2,179	3.85%	38
1994	56,885	54,945	1,940	3.41%	34
1995	56,712	54,997	1,716	3.03%	30
1996	56,788	55,184	1,604	2.82%	28
1997	57,466	55,779	1,687	2.94%	29
1998	57,119	55,411	1,708	2.99%	30
1999	56,660	54,963	1,697	3.00%	30
2000	59,809	57,739	2,070	3.46%	35
2001	59,510	57,291	2,219	3.73%	37
2002	60,627	58,042	2,586	4.26%	43
2003	60,739	58,039	2,700	4.45%	45
2004	61,231	58,503	2,728	4.46%	45
2005	61,600	59,065	2,535	4.12%	41
2006	61,744	59,381	2,364	3.83%	38
2007	61,153	58,891	2,262	3.70%	37
2008	61,536	58,716	2,820	4.58%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	56,643	54,547	2,096	3.70%	37
Feb 1990	57,242	55,260	1,982	3.46%	35
Mar 1990	57,325	55,566	1,759	3.07%	31
Apr 1990	57,295	55,565	1,730	3.02%	30
May 1990	57,755	56,173	1,582	2.74%	27
Jun 1990	58,988	57,389	1,599	2.71%	27
Jul 1990	59,373	57,619	1,754	2.95%	30
Aug 1990	59,083	57,414	1,669	2.82%	28
Sep 1990	57,877	56,236	1,641	2.84%	28
Oct 1990	58,085	56,504	1,581	2.72%	27
Nov 1990	57,863	56,197	1,666	2.88%	29
Dec 1990	57,660	55,867	1,793	3.11%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	57,214	54,672	2,542	4.44%	44
Feb 1991	57,114	54,383	2,731	4.78%	48
Mar 1991	57,009	54,357	2,652	4.65%	47
Apr 1991	57,105	54,708	2,397	4.20%	42
May 1991	57,319	54,870	2,449	4.27%	43
Jun 1991	58,227	55,839	2,388	4.10%	41
Jul 1991	58,780	56,365	2,415	4.11%	41
Aug 1991	58,242	55,944	2,298	3.95%	39
Sep 1991	56,900	54,801	2,099	3.69%	37
Oct 1991	57,113	55,060	2,053	3.59%	36
Nov 1991	56,851	54,647	2,204	3.88%	39
Dec 1991	56,839	54,486	2,353	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	56,505	53,770	2,735	4.84%	48
Feb 1992	56,422	53,593	2,829	5.01%	50
Mar 1992	56,329	53,724	2,605	4.62%	46
Apr 1992	56,474	54,039	2,435	4.31%	43
May 1992	56,900	54,539	2,361	4.15%	41
Jun 1992	57,989	55,482	2,507	4.32%	43
Jul 1992	58,617	56,009	2,608	4.45%	44
Aug 1992	58,291	55,813	2,478	4.25%	43
Sep 1992	56,899	54,589	2,310	4.06%	41
Oct 1992	56,483	54,421	2,062	3.65%	37
Nov 1992	56,668	54,498	2,170	3.83%	38
Dec 1992	56,951	54,783	2,168	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	56,153	53,656	2,497	4.45%	44
Feb 1993	56,215	53,726	2,489	4.43%	44
Mar 1993	56,163	53,898	2,265	4.03%	40
Apr 1993	55,761	53,627	2,134	3.83%	38
May 1993	56,515	54,423	2,092	3.70%	37
Jun 1993	57,681	55,473	2,208	3.83%	38
Jul 1993	58,118	55,710	2,408	4.14%	41
Aug 1993	57,532	55,366	2,166	3.76%	38
Sep 1993	56,165	54,146	2,019	3.59%	36
Oct 1993	56,506	54,519	1,987	3.52%	35
Nov 1993	56,541	54,593	1,948	3.45%	34
Dec 1993	56,569	54,632	1,937	3.42%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	56,389	54,072	2,317	4.11%	41
Feb 1994	56,382	54,099	2,283	4.05%	40
Mar 1994	56,227	54,029	2,198	3.91%	39
Apr 1994	55,966	53,975	1,991	3.56%	36
May 1994	56,573	54,725	1,848	3.27%	33
Jun 1994	57,353	55,376	1,977	3.45%	34
Jul 1994	58,218	56,119	2,099	3.61%	36
Aug 1994	57,900	55,950	1,950	3.37%	34
Sep 1994	56,695	54,985	1,710	3.02%	30
Oct 1994	57,033	55,398	1,635	2.87%	29
Nov 1994	56,898	55,250	1,648	2.90%	29
Dec 1994	56,982	55,357	1,625	2.85%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	56,330	54,336	1,994	3.54%	35
Feb 1995	56,450	54,532	1,918	3.40%	34
Mar 1995	56,407	54,612	1,795	3.18%	32
Apr 1995	56,392	54,590	1,802	3.20%	32
May 1995	56,274	54,637	1,637	2.91%	29
Jun 1995	57,270	55,570	1,700	2.97%	30
Jul 1995	58,102	56,274	1,828	3.15%	31
Aug 1995	57,602	55,824	1,778	3.09%	31
Sep 1995	56,302	54,679	1,623	2.88%	29
Oct 1995	56,642	55,197	1,445	2.55%	26
Nov 1995	56,563	55,054	1,509	2.67%	27
Dec 1995	56,214	54,655	1,559	2.77%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	55,933	54,061	1,872	3.35%	33
Feb 1996	55,887	54,047	1,840	3.29%	33
Mar 1996	55,924	54,137	1,787	3.20%	32
Apr 1996	55,659	53,932	1,727	3.10%	31
May 1996	56,348	54,758	1,590	2.82%	28
Jun 1996	57,372	55,820	1,552	2.71%	27
Jul 1996	58,258	56,538	1,720	2.95%	30
Aug 1996	57,984	56,458	1,526	2.63%	26
Sep 1996	56,798	55,411	1,387	2.44%	24
Oct 1996	57,173	55,803	1,370	2.40%	24
Nov 1996	57,052	55,610	1,442	2.53%	25
Dec 1996	57,072	55,634	1,438	2.52%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	56,591	54,740	1,851	3.27%	33
Feb 1997	56,703	54,865	1,838	3.24%	32
Mar 1997	56,948	55,163	1,785	3.13%	31
Apr 1997	56,793	55,222	1,571	2.77%	28
May 1997	57,410	55,843	1,567	2.73%	27
Jun 1997	58,121	56,430	1,691	2.91%	29
Jul 1997	58,884	57,062	1,822	3.09%	31
Aug 1997	58,547	56,829	1,718	2.93%	29
Sep 1997	57,248	55,573	1,675	2.93%	29
Oct 1997	57,417	55,868	1,549	2.70%	27
Nov 1997	57,481	55,909	1,572	2.73%	27
Dec 1997	57,448	55,838	1,610	2.80%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	56,898	54,956	1,942	3.41%	34
Feb 1998	56,991	55,026	1,965	3.45%	34
Mar 1998	56,880	55,004	1,876	3.30%	33
Apr 1998	56,485	54,840	1,645	2.91%	29
May 1998	56,984	55,373	1,611	2.83%	28
Jun 1998	57,804	56,134	1,670	2.89%	29
Jul 1998	57,962	55,769	2,193	3.78%	38
Aug 1998	57,935	56,304	1,631	2.82%	28
Sep 1998	56,775	55,186	1,589	2.80%	28
Oct 1998	56,862	55,460	1,402	2.47%	25
Nov 1998	56,930	55,456	1,474	2.59%	26
Dec 1998	56,917	55,422	1,495	2.63%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	56,260	54,310	1,950	3.47%	35
Feb 1999	56,324	54,382	1,942	3.45%	34
Mar 1999	56,269	54,414	1,855	3.30%	33
Apr 1999	55,882	54,232	1,650	2.95%	30
May 1999	56,507	54,917	1,590	2.81%	28
Jun 1999	57,418	55,622	1,796	3.13%	31
Jul 1999	57,825	55,940	1,885	3.26%	33
Aug 1999	57,575	55,857	1,718	2.98%	30
Sep 1999	56,159	54,549	1,610	2.87%	29
Oct 1999	56,559	55,121	1,438	2.54%	25
Nov 1999	56,640	55,174	1,466	2.59%	26
Dec 1999	56,502	55,036	1,466	2.59%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	59,785	57,360	2,425	4.06%	41
Feb 2000	59,765	57,408	2,357	3.94%	39
Mar 2000	59,389	57,214	2,175	3.66%	37
Apr 2000	59,278	57,360	1,918	3.24%	32
May 2000	59,324	57,372	1,952	3.29%	33
Jun 2000	60,437	58,398	2,039	3.37%	34
Jul 2000	60,921	58,749	2,172	3.57%	36
Aug 2000	60,817	58,755	2,062	3.39%	34
Sep 2000	59,275	57,224	2,051	3.46%	35
Oct 2000	59,712	57,857	1,855	3.11%	31
Nov 2000	59,611	57,679	1,932	3.24%	32
Dec 2000	59,398	57,495	1,903	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	59,536	57,294	2,242	3.77%	38
Feb 2001	59,365	57,177	2,188	3.69%	37
Mar 2001	59,127	57,123	2,004	3.39%	34
Apr 2001	58,688	56,734	1,954	3.33%	33
May 2001	59,231	57,206	2,025	3.42%	34
Jun 2001	60,245	58,067	2,178	3.62%	36
Jul 2001	60,487	58,231	2,256	3.73%	37
Aug 2001	60,068	57,807	2,261	3.76%	38
Sep 2001	59,197	56,941	2,256	3.81%	38
Oct 2001	59,519	57,243	2,276	3.82%	38
Nov 2001	59,380	56,948	2,432	4.10%	41
Dec 2001	59,280	56,723	2,557	4.31%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	59,845	56,927	2,918	4.88%	49
Feb 2002	60,253	57,403	2,850	4.73%	47
Mar 2002	60,020	57,228	2,792	4.65%	47
Apr 2002	59,958	57,310	2,648	4.42%	44
May 2002	60,504	57,919	2,585	4.27%	43
Jun 2002	61,470	58,815	2,655	4.32%	43
Jul 2002	61,765	59,105	2,660	4.31%	43
Aug 2002	61,736	59,304	2,432	3.94%	39
Sep 2002	60,524	58,128	2,396	3.96%	40
Oct 2002	60,706	58,451	2,255	3.71%	37
Nov 2002	60,300	57,938	2,362	3.92%	39
Dec 2002	60,448	57,974	2,474	4.09%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	60,491	57,673	2,818	4.66%	47
Feb 2003	60,396	57,667	2,729	4.52%	45
Mar 2003	60,155	57,639	2,516	4.18%	42
Apr 2003	60,271	57,799	2,472	4.10%	41
May 2003	60,450	57,842	2,608	4.31%	43
Jun 2003	61,616	58,785	2,831	4.59%	46
Jul 2003	61,458	58,573	2,885	4.69%	47
Aug 2003	61,176	58,469	2,707	4.42%	44
Sep 2003	60,451	57,611	2,840	4.70%	47
Oct 2003	60,681	58,020	2,661	4.39%	44
Nov 2003	60,939	58,226	2,713	4.45%	45
Dec 2003	60,780	58,161	2,619	4.31%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	60,902	57,805	3,097	5.09%	51
Feb 2004	60,773	57,892	2,881	4.74%	47
Mar 2004	60,797	57,910	2,887	4.75%	47
Apr 2004	60,344	57,746	2,598	4.31%	43
May 2004	60,821	58,198	2,623	4.31%	43
Jun 2004	61,953	59,038	2,915	4.71%	47
Jul 2004	62,148	59,266	2,882	4.64%	46
Aug 2004	61,948	59,333	2,615	4.22%	42
Sep 2004	60,957	58,365	2,592	4.25%	43
Oct 2004	61,379	58,866	2,513	4.09%	41
Nov 2004	61,422	58,843	2,579	4.20%	42
Dec 2004	61,333	58,774	2,559	4.17%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	60,878	58,167	2,711	4.45%	45
Feb 2005	60,771	58,161	2,610	4.29%	43
Mar 2005	60,590	58,159	2,431	4.01%	40
Apr 2005	60,893	58,526	2,367	3.89%	39
May 2005	61,378	58,869	2,509	4.09%	41
Jun 2005	62,308	59,611	2,697	4.33%	43
Jul 2005	62,405	59,635	2,770	4.44%	44
Aug 2005	62,465	60,025	2,440	3.91%	39
Sep 2005	61,859	59,273	2,586	4.18%	42
Oct 2005	62,106	59,754	2,352	3.79%	38
Nov 2005	61,965	59,396	2,569	4.15%	41
Dec 2005	61,577	59,201	2,376	3.86%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	61,281	58,776	2,505	4.09%	41
Feb 2006	61,424	58,770	2,654	4.32%	43
Mar 2006	61,312	58,804	2,508	4.09%	41
Apr 2006	61,322	59,010	2,312	3.77%	38
May 2006	61,723	59,359	2,364	3.83%	38
Jun 2006	62,724	60,240	2,484	3.96%	40
Jul 2006	62,778	60,131	2,647	4.22%	42
Aug 2006	62,690	60,363	2,327	3.71%	37
Sep 2006	61,346	59,073	2,273	3.71%	37
Oct 2006	61,180	59,097	2,083	3.40%	34
Nov 2006	61,612	59,473	2,139	3.47%	35
Dec 2006	61,538	59,472	2,066	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	60,961	58,519	2,442	4.01%	40
Feb 2007	60,669	58,426	2,243	3.70%	37
Mar 2007	60,762	58,656	2,106	3.47%	35
Apr 2007	60,098	58,165	1,933	3.22%	32
May 2007	60,756	58,676	2,080	3.42%	34
Jun 2007	61,859	59,484	2,375	3.84%	38
Jul 2007	62,019	59,539	2,480	4.00%	40
Aug 2007	61,706	59,500	2,206	3.58%	36
Sep 2007	61,164	58,830	2,334	3.82%	38
Oct 2007	61,209	58,983	2,226	3.64%	36
Nov 2007	61,472	59,157	2,315	3.77%	38
Dec 2007	61,162	58,754	2,408	3.94%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	61,050	58,305	2,745	4.50%	45
Feb 2008	60,676	58,055	2,621	4.32%	43
Mar 2008	60,809	58,101	2,708	4.45%	45
Apr 2008	60,754	58,384	2,370	3.90%	39
May 2008	61,538	58,743	2,795	4.54%	45
Jun 2008	62,595	59,556	3,039	4.86%	49
Jul 2008	62,437	59,401	3,036	4.86%	49
Aug 2008	62,239	59,239	3,000	4.82%	48
Sep 2008	61,729	58,662	3,067	4.97%	50
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Amherst Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	2,912	10.51%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,671	9.64%
3.	Health Care	2,240	8.09%
4.	Finance and Insurance	1,596	5.76%
5.	Public Administration	1,507	5.44%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,436	5.18%
7.	Construction	1,346	4.86%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	913	3.30%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	697	2.52%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	689	2.49%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	594	2.14%
12.	Chemical Manufacturing	588	2.12%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	510	1.84%
14.	Metal Manufactuing	486	1.75%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	444	1.60%
16.	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale	409	1.48%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	398	1.44%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	394	1.42%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	357	1.29%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	356	1.29%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	5,866	23.48%
2.	Health Care	3,962	15.86%
3.	Finance and Insurance	1,908	7.64%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,692	6.77%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,272	5.09%
6.	Public Administration	725	2.90%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	692	2.77%
8.	Social Assistance	667	2.67%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	624	2.50%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	482	1.93%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	461	1.85%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	456	1.83%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	438	1.75%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	365	1.46%
15.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	340	1.36%
16.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	325	1.30%
17.	Construction	319	1.28%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	292	1.17%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	254	1.02%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	206	0.82%

Amherst Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	1,787	6.45%
2.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,523	5.50%
3.	Top Executives	1,322	4.77%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,290	4.66%
5.	Engineers	1,034	3.73%
6.	Computer Specialists	993	3.58%
7.	Postsecondary Teachers	926	3.34%
8.	Physicians and Surgeons	870	3.14%
9.	Business Operations Specialists	789	2.85%
10.	Other Production Occupations	732	2.64%
11.	Lawyers	727	2.62%
12.	Operations Managers Non Finance	718	2.59%
13.	Other Installation / Maintenance	664	2.40%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	610	2.20%
15.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	598	2.16%
16.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	553	2.00%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	553	2.00%
18.	Accountants and Auditors	541	1.95%
19.	Other Health Occupations	539	1.95%
20.	Other Financial Specialists	506	1.83%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,981	7.93%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,411	5.65%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	1,403	5.62%
4.	Registered Nurses	1,212	4.85%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	972	3.89%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	964	3.86%
7.	Other Management Occupations	944	3.78%
8.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	877	3.51%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	735	2.94%
10.	Cashiers	678	2.71%
11.	Business Operations Specialists	659	2.64%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	647	2.59%
13.	Customer Service Representatives	576	2.31%
14.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	549	2.20%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	525	2.10%
16.	Waiters and Waitresses	510	2.04%
17.	Postsecondary Teachers	502	2.01%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	477	1.91%
19.	Teachers, Secondary School	461	1.85%
20.	Accountants and Auditors	436	1.75%

Amherst Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	43,666	48.91%
15-35 hours	14,745	16.52%
1-14 hours	3,821	4.28%
No regular hours	27,046	30.29%

Amherst Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	610	1.22%
5 AM-5:29 AM	510	1.02%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	834	1.67%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,937	3.87%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,912	7.82%
7 AM-7:29 AM	7,108	14.20%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	10,285	20.55%
8 AM-8:29 AM	8,583	17.15%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,305	8.60%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,035	8.06%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,223	2.44%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	571	1.14%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,137	6.27%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,991	5.98%

Amherst Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,261	2.52%
5-9	5,453	10.90%
10-14	9,120	18.23%
15-19	9,748	19.48%
20-24	9,990	19.96%
25-29	4,286	8.56%
30-34	6,398	12.79%
35-39	988	1.97%
40-44	861	1.72%
45-59	910	1.82%
60-89	633	1.26%
At least 90	393	0.79%

Amherst Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	165	0.33%	39,693	79.32%
30-44	272	0.54%	7,975	15.94%
45-59	114	0.23%	796	1.59%
At least 60	54	0.11%	972	1.94%

Amherst Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	59	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,544	6.84%
Car / truck / van, solo	44,600	86.08%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	147	0.28%
Public transportation	605	1.17%
Walked	1,086	2.10%
Worked at home	1,774	3.42%

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: 42,492 (103,876 people)
: 28,644 (86,561 people)
: 12,733
: 64,109
Amherst Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,498	5.88%
$10,000-$14,999	2,207	5.19%
$15,000-$19,999	1,949	4.59%
$20,000-$24,999	2,110	4.97%
$25,000-$29,999	2,075	4.88%
$30,000-$34,999	2,104	4.95%
$35,000-$39,999	2,112	4.97%
$40,000-$44,999	2,020	4.75%
$45,000-$49,999	1,911	4.50%
$50,000-$59,999	3,719	8.75%
$60,000-$74,999	5,227	12.30%
$75,000-$99,999	5,825	13.71%
$100,000-$124,999	3,565	8.39%
$125,000-$149,999	1,820	4.28%
$150,000-$199,999	1,721	4.05%
$200,000 or more	1,629	3.83%

Amherst Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	11,678	27.44%
Family, 2 people	12,908	30.33%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,907	4.48%
Family, 3 people	6,302	14.81%
Nonfamily, 3 people	276	0.65%
Family, 4 people	5,914	13.90%
Nonfamily, 4 people	87	0.20%
Family, 5 people	2,502	5.88%
Nonfamily, 5 people	19	0.04%
Family, 6 people	718	1.69%
Nonfamily, 6 people	7	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	224	0.53%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	12	0.03%

Amherst Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	33,093	26.57%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	24,837	19.94%
Public Assistance	643	0.52%
Retirement	9,357	7.51%
Self Employment	5,494	4.41%
Social Security	12,810	10.28%
Supplemental Security	796	0.64%
Wage / Salary	31,881	25.60%
Other	5,640	4.53%

Amherst Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	13,492	55.66%
With children under 18	10,747	44.34%

Amherst Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,179	5.19%
Married	27,683	66.00%
Never Married	10,879	25.94%
Widowed	1,206	2.88%

Amherst Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,687	7.57%
Married	29,108	59.76%
Never Married	10,364	21.28%
Widowed	5,546	11.39%

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Amherst Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,214	2.57%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,805	5.57%
High school diploma or equivalent	15,803	18.31%
Some college, no degree	19,600	22.72%
Associate degree	6,875	7.97%
Bachelors degree	19,782	22.93%
Graduate or professional degree	17,206	19.94%

Amherst Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	837	0.75%	1,368	1.23%	2,205	1.99%
Kindergarten	1,256	1.13%	236	0.21%	1,492	1.34%
Grades 1-4	4,581	4.13%	1,194	1.08%	5,775	5.20%
Grades 5-8	4,634	4.18%	1,155	1.04%	5,789	5.22%
Grades 9-12	5,102	4.60%	836	0.75%	5,938	5.35%
Undergrad college	4,954	4.46%	4,843	4.36%	9,797	8.83%
Graduate or professional school	2,377	2.14%	627	0.57%	3,004	2.71%
Total	23,741	21.40%	10,259	9.25%	34,000	30.64%

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Amherst Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	97,659	93.51%
Below Poverty Level	6,775	6.49%

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Amherst Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	12,971	11.69%
10-19 Years	16,386	14.77%
20-29 Years	13,153	11.85%
30-39 Years	14,052	12.66%
40-49 Years	16,912	15.24%
50-59 Years	13,815	12.45%
60-69 Years	9,040	8.15%
70-79 Years	8,602	7.75%
80-89 Years	4,936	4.45%
90+ Years	1,098	0.99%

Amherst Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	52,573	47.38%
Female	58,392	52.62%

Amherst Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	97,592	87.95%
Asian	6,021	5.43%
African-American	4,440	4.00%
Hispanic/Latino	1,521	1.37%
Multiracial	1,117	1.01%
Amerindian	128	0.12%
Other Race	127	0.11%
Pacific Islander	19	0.02%

Amherst Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	28,000	23.19%
2.	Italian	19,858	16.45%
3.	Irish	18,018	14.93%
4.	Polish	14,525	12.03%
5.	English	11,214	9.29%
6.	French Non-Basque	3,545	2.94%
7.	Russian	2,802	2.32%
8.	United States Or American	2,459	2.04%
9.	Scottish	2,352	1.95%
10.	Scotch Irish	1,459	1.21%

Amherst Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	93,235	88.82%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,632	1.55%
3.	Chinese	1,446	1.38%
4.	Italian	1,086	1.03%
5.	Russian	812	0.77%
6.	French	673	0.64%
7.	Korean	627	0.60%
8.	Polish	605	0.58%
9.	German	599	0.57%
10.	Hindi	523	0.50%

Amherst Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	100,664	90.69%
Naturalized immigrant	5,612	5.06%
Not a citizen	4,716	4.25%

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