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Population (2000): 23,816
Land Area (2000): 55.334 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.103 square kilometers
Local Time(s):
Area Code(s): 413
Alias(es) (2003): AMHERST, CUSHMAN, PELHAM, SOUTH AMHERST

Amherst Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	35,413	2002	35,306	2005	34,160
2000	37,501	2003	34,447	2006	34,252
2001	35,040	2004	34,476	2007	33,913

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	22,558	94.63%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	1,280	5.37%

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Amherst Employment Information Back to top
: 27,488
: $696,224,000 / $163,150,000
Amherst Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	17,981	17,229	752	4.18%	42
1991	16,910	16,166	744	4.40%	44
1992	16,855	16,309	546	3.24%	32
1993	17,129	16,674	455	2.65%	27
1994	17,270	16,869	402	2.33%	23
1995	17,303	16,921	382	2.21%	22
1996	17,511	17,187	324	1.85%	18
1997	17,865	17,564	301	1.68%	17
1998	18,522	18,224	298	1.61%	16
1999	18,589	18,309	279	1.50%	15
2000	18,281	17,926	354	1.94%	20
2001	18,272	17,871	401	2.19%	22
2002	18,382	17,884	498	2.71%	27
2003	18,708	18,094	614	3.28%	33
2004	18,769	18,151	618	3.29%	33
2005	18,669	18,038	631	3.38%	34
2006	18,861	18,228	633	3.35%	34
2007	18,942	18,354	589	3.11%	31
2008	18,524	17,874	650	3.51%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	17,768	17,125	643	3.62%	36
Feb 1990	17,898	17,262	636	3.55%	36
Mar 1990	17,957	17,323	634	3.53%	35
Apr 1990	18,007	17,385	622	3.45%	35
May 1990	18,082	17,400	682	3.77%	38
Jun 1990	18,242	17,403	839	4.60%	46
Jul 1990	18,062	17,257	805	4.46%	45
Aug 1990	18,064	17,245	819	4.53%	45
Sep 1990	17,954	17,066	888	4.95%	49
Oct 1990	17,978	17,170	808	4.49%	45
Nov 1990	17,963	17,133	830	4.62%	46
Dec 1990	17,802	16,982	820	4.61%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	16,677	15,991	686	4.11%	41
Feb 1991	16,820	16,112	708	4.21%	42
Mar 1991	16,854	16,136	718	4.26%	43
Apr 1991	16,971	16,304	667	3.93%	39
May 1991	16,986	16,240	746	4.39%	44
Jun 1991	17,149	16,311	838	4.89%	49
Jul 1991	16,976	16,194	782	4.61%	46
Aug 1991	16,897	16,130	767	4.54%	45
Sep 1991	16,847	16,075	772	4.58%	46
Oct 1991	16,927	16,182	745	4.40%	44
Nov 1991	16,960	16,209	751	4.43%	44
Dec 1991	16,856	16,103	753	4.47%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	16,652	16,051	601	3.61%	36
Feb 1992	16,779	16,197	582	3.47%	35
Mar 1992	16,831	16,259	572	3.40%	34
Apr 1992	16,913	16,392	521	3.08%	31
May 1992	16,918	16,423	495	2.93%	29
Jun 1992	17,066	16,479	587	3.44%	34
Jul 1992	16,936	16,324	612	3.61%	36
Aug 1992	16,834	16,279	555	3.30%	33
Sep 1992	16,708	16,152	556	3.33%	33
Oct 1992	16,773	16,311	462	2.75%	28
Nov 1992	16,953	16,443	510	3.01%	30
Dec 1992	16,897	16,400	497	2.94%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	16,798	16,271	527	3.14%	31
Feb 1993	16,946	16,470	476	2.81%	28
Mar 1993	16,962	16,528	434	2.56%	26
Apr 1993	17,014	16,625	389	2.29%	23
May 1993	17,177	16,764	413	2.40%	24
Jun 1993	17,299	16,825	474	2.74%	27
Jul 1993	17,206	16,699	507	2.95%	29
Aug 1993	17,225	16,748	477	2.77%	28
Sep 1993	17,104	16,657	447	2.61%	26
Oct 1993	17,251	16,806	445	2.58%	26
Nov 1993	17,316	16,873	443	2.56%	26
Dec 1993	17,245	16,821	424	2.46%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	17,042	16,540	502	2.95%	29
Feb 1994	17,153	16,701	452	2.64%	26
Mar 1994	17,185	16,737	448	2.61%	26
Apr 1994	17,143	16,783	360	2.10%	21
May 1994	17,277	16,917	360	2.08%	21
Jun 1994	17,322	16,899	423	2.44%	24
Jul 1994	17,192	16,769	423	2.46%	25
Aug 1994	17,277	16,885	392	2.27%	23
Sep 1994	17,305	16,875	430	2.48%	25
Oct 1994	17,459	17,070	389	2.23%	22
Nov 1994	17,523	17,198	325	1.85%	19
Dec 1994	17,366	17,049	317	1.83%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	17,060	16,628	432	2.53%	25
Feb 1995	17,234	16,841	393	2.28%	23
Mar 1995	17,246	16,856	390	2.26%	23
Apr 1995	17,349	16,973	376	2.17%	22
May 1995	17,298	16,964	334	1.93%	19
Jun 1995	17,392	16,969	423	2.43%	24
Jul 1995	17,316	16,908	408	2.36%	24
Aug 1995	17,237	16,836	401	2.33%	23
Sep 1995	17,277	16,890	387	2.24%	22
Oct 1995	17,449	17,074	375	2.15%	21
Nov 1995	17,442	17,098	344	1.97%	20
Dec 1995	17,336	17,011	325	1.87%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	17,013	16,631	382	2.25%	22
Feb 1996	17,203	16,858	345	2.01%	20
Mar 1996	17,279	16,960	319	1.85%	18
Apr 1996	17,470	17,177	293	1.68%	17
May 1996	17,548	17,236	312	1.78%	18
Jun 1996	17,640	17,265	375	2.13%	21
Jul 1996	17,502	17,110	392	2.24%	22
Aug 1996	17,506	17,172	334	1.91%	19
Sep 1996	17,555	17,217	338	1.93%	19
Oct 1996	17,794	17,505	289	1.62%	16
Nov 1996	17,893	17,622	271	1.51%	15
Dec 1996	17,725	17,487	238	1.34%	13

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	17,461	17,119	342	1.96%	20
Feb 1997	17,642	17,351	291	1.65%	16
Mar 1997	17,797	17,475	322	1.81%	18
Apr 1997	17,866	17,604	262	1.47%	15
May 1997	17,921	17,644	277	1.55%	15
Jun 1997	18,031	17,684	347	1.92%	19
Jul 1997	17,851	17,498	353	1.98%	20
Aug 1997	17,809	17,499	310	1.74%	17
Sep 1997	17,820	17,503	317	1.78%	18
Oct 1997	17,978	17,716	262	1.46%	15
Nov 1997	18,184	17,914	270	1.48%	15
Dec 1997	18,016	17,761	255	1.42%	14

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	18,221	17,847	374	2.05%	21
Feb 1998	18,365	18,038	327	1.78%	18
Mar 1998	18,494	18,145	349	1.89%	19
Apr 1998	18,422	18,161	261	1.42%	14
May 1998	18,479	18,208	271	1.47%	15
Jun 1998	18,611	18,252	359	1.93%	19
Jul 1998	18,364	18,026	338	1.84%	18
Aug 1998	18,395	18,096	299	1.63%	16
Sep 1998	18,460	18,155	305	1.65%	17
Oct 1998	18,733	18,481	252	1.35%	13
Nov 1998	18,864	18,628	236	1.25%	13
Dec 1998	18,852	18,651	201	1.07%	11

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	18,329	18,046	283	1.54%	15
Feb 1999	18,523	18,251	272	1.47%	15
Mar 1999	18,581	18,305	276	1.49%	15
Apr 1999	18,644	18,396	248	1.33%	13
May 1999	18,736	18,467	269	1.44%	14
Jun 1999	18,825	18,460	365	1.94%	19
Jul 1999	18,473	18,115	358	1.94%	19
Aug 1999	18,410	18,086	324	1.76%	18
Sep 1999	18,443	18,162	281	1.52%	15
Oct 1999	18,644	18,398	246	1.32%	13
Nov 1999	18,734	18,509	225	1.20%	12
Dec 1999	18,722	18,517	205	1.09%	11

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	17,099	16,626	473	2.77%	28
Feb 2000	19,371	19,039	332	1.71%	17
Mar 2000	19,293	18,896	397	2.06%	21
Apr 2000	19,398	19,061	337	1.74%	17
May 2000	19,393	19,113	280	1.44%	14
Jun 2000	16,781	16,326	455	2.71%	27
Jul 2000	16,286	15,866	420	2.58%	26
Aug 2000	16,110	15,795	315	1.96%	20
Sep 2000	18,242	17,899	343	1.88%	19
Oct 2000	19,270	18,951	319	1.66%	17
Nov 2000	19,346	19,047	299	1.55%	15
Dec 2000	18,779	18,496	283	1.51%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	17,040	16,572	468	2.75%	27
Feb 2001	19,252	18,873	379	1.97%	20
Mar 2001	19,368	18,958	410	2.12%	21
Apr 2001	19,314	18,997	317	1.64%	16
May 2001	19,289	18,937	352	1.82%	18
Jun 2001	16,500	16,091	409	2.48%	25
Jul 2001	16,438	15,985	453	2.76%	28
Aug 2001	16,133	15,766	367	2.27%	23
Sep 2001	18,226	17,783	443	2.43%	24
Oct 2001	19,361	18,967	394	2.04%	20
Nov 2001	19,317	18,927	390	2.02%	20
Dec 2001	19,028	18,600	428	2.25%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	16,937	16,455	482	2.85%	28
Feb 2002	19,419	18,970	449	2.31%	23
Mar 2002	19,389	18,906	483	2.49%	25
Apr 2002	19,335	18,896	439	2.27%	23
May 2002	19,471	19,009	462	2.37%	24
Jun 2002	16,820	16,173	647	3.85%	38
Jul 2002	16,493	15,946	547	3.32%	33
Aug 2002	16,211	15,737	474	2.92%	29
Sep 2002	18,548	17,990	558	3.01%	30
Oct 2002	19,428	18,990	438	2.25%	23
Nov 2002	19,448	18,941	507	2.61%	26
Dec 2002	19,089	18,600	489	2.56%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,184	16,579	605	3.52%	35
Feb 2003	19,734	19,131	603	3.06%	31
Mar 2003	19,679	19,075	604	3.07%	31
Apr 2003	19,774	19,142	632	3.20%	32
May 2003	19,913	19,223	690	3.47%	35
Jun 2003	17,235	16,429	806	4.68%	47
Jul 2003	16,892	16,217	675	4.00%	40
Aug 2003	16,690	16,074	616	3.69%	37
Sep 2003	18,700	18,080	620	3.32%	33
Oct 2003	19,629	19,110	519	2.64%	26
Nov 2003	19,715	19,177	538	2.73%	27
Dec 2003	19,351	18,891	460	2.38%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	17,267	16,680	587	3.40%	34
Feb 2004	19,749	19,176	573	2.90%	29
Mar 2004	19,829	19,264	565	2.85%	28
Apr 2004	19,837	19,183	654	3.30%	33
May 2004	19,971	19,305	666	3.33%	33
Jun 2004	17,052	16,220	832	4.88%	49
Jul 2004	16,938	16,134	804	4.75%	47
Aug 2004	16,528	15,939	589	3.56%	36
Sep 2004	18,573	18,007	566	3.05%	30
Oct 2004	19,922	19,360	562	2.82%	28
Nov 2004	20,136	19,577	559	2.78%	28
Dec 2004	19,425	18,967	458	2.36%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	17,092	16,564	528	3.09%	31
Feb 2005	19,673	19,103	570	2.90%	29
Mar 2005	19,659	19,137	522	2.66%	27
Apr 2005	19,876	19,246	630	3.17%	32
May 2005	20,013	19,285	728	3.64%	36
Jun 2005	17,044	16,232	812	4.76%	48
Jul 2005	16,621	15,836	785	4.72%	47
Aug 2005	16,382	15,740	642	3.92%	39
Sep 2005	18,398	17,839	559	3.04%	30
Oct 2005	19,961	19,324	637	3.19%	32
Nov 2005	19,990	19,280	710	3.55%	36
Dec 2005	19,324	18,872	452	2.34%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	17,270	16,773	497	2.88%	29
Feb 2006	19,864	19,293	571	2.87%	29
Mar 2006	19,772	19,312	460	2.33%	23
Apr 2006	19,900	19,336	564	2.83%	28
May 2006	20,083	19,412	671	3.34%	33
Jun 2006	17,411	16,554	857	4.92%	49
Jul 2006	16,831	15,933	898	5.34%	53
Aug 2006	16,532	15,879	653	3.95%	39
Sep 2006	18,741	18,053	688	3.67%	37
Oct 2006	20,101	19,462	639	3.18%	32
Nov 2006	20,227	19,549	678	3.35%	34
Dec 2006	19,598	19,184	414	2.11%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	17,466	16,939	527	3.02%	30
Feb 2007	20,047	19,452	595	2.97%	30
Mar 2007	19,960	19,534	426	2.13%	21
Apr 2007	19,939	19,456	483	2.42%	24
May 2007	20,162	19,514	648	3.21%	32
Jun 2007	17,301	16,522	779	4.50%	45
Jul 2007	16,894	16,113	781	4.62%	46
Aug 2007	16,533	16,020	513	3.10%	31
Sep 2007	18,872	18,288	584	3.09%	31
Oct 2007	20,145	19,552	593	2.94%	29
Nov 2007	20,286	19,695	591	2.91%	29
Dec 2007	19,703	19,157	546	2.77%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	17,570	16,902	668	3.80%	38
Feb 2008	19,880	19,322	558	2.81%	28
Mar 2008	19,899	19,389	510	2.56%	26
Apr 2008	19,830	19,418	412	2.08%	21
May 2008	19,993	19,289	704	3.52%	35
Jun 2008	17,274	16,381	893	5.17%	52
Jul 2008	16,978	16,149	829	4.88%	49
Aug 2008	16,578	15,959	619	3.73%	37
Sep 2008	18,713	18,058	655	3.50%	35
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Amherst Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	2,372	41.04%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	563	9.74%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	342	5.92%
4.	Health Care	264	4.57%
5.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	211	3.65%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	155	2.68%
7.	Finance and Insurance	149	2.58%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	134	2.32%
9.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	122	2.11%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	120	2.08%
11.	Construction	115	1.99%
12.	Public Administration	111	1.92%
13.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	104	1.80%
14.	Truck Transportation	65	1.12%
15.	Info Services and Data Processing	61	1.06%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	61	1.06%
17.	Social Assistance	61	1.06%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	50	0.87%
19.	Other Transportation	44	0.76%
20.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	44	0.76%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	3,234	48.19%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	587	8.75%
3.	Health Care	499	7.44%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	367	5.47%
5.	Social Assistance	294	4.38%
6.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	211	3.14%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	162	2.41%
8.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	136	2.03%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	133	1.98%
10.	Info Services and Data Processing	126	1.88%
11.	Public Administration	125	1.86%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	102	1.52%
13.	Finance and Insurance	95	1.42%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	75	1.12%
15.	Private Household Services	55	0.82%
16.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	47	0.70%
17.	Personal and Laundry Services	44	0.66%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	41	0.61%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	39	0.58%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	32	0.48%

Amherst Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	776	13.43%
2.	Other Management Occupations	385	6.66%
3.	Computer Specialists	324	5.61%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	207	3.58%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	200	3.46%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	180	3.11%
7.	Life and Physical Scientists	170	2.94%
8.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	159	2.75%
9.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	151	2.61%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	146	2.53%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	144	2.49%
12.	Media and Communications Workers	132	2.28%
13.	Cashiers	126	2.18%
14.	Religious Workers	122	2.11%
15.	Engineers	120	2.08%
16.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	119	2.06%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	108	1.87%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	107	1.85%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	99	1.71%
20.	Other Production Occupations	94	1.63%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	571	8.51%
2.	Postsecondary Teachers	497	7.41%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	458	6.82%
4.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	389	5.80%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	350	5.22%
6.	Other Management Occupations	346	5.16%
7.	Waiters and Waitresses	294	4.38%
8.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	271	4.04%
9.	Secretaries and Admins	265	3.95%
10.	Cashiers	203	3.02%
11.	Media and Communications Workers	183	2.73%
12.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	181	2.70%
13.	Computer Specialists	179	2.67%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	177	2.64%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	161	2.40%
16.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	130	1.94%
17.	Child Care Workers	124	1.85%
18.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	123	1.83%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	94	1.40%
20.	Registered Nurses	91	1.36%

Amherst Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	9,484	43.94%
15-35 hours	6,781	31.42%
1-14 hours	2,305	10.68%
No regular hours	3,013	13.96%

Amherst Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	193	1.69%
5 AM-5:29 AM	44	0.39%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	66	0.58%
6 AM-6:29 AM	233	2.05%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	424	3.72%
7 AM-7:29 AM	681	5.98%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,262	11.08%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,776	15.59%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,026	9.01%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,437	12.61%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	621	5.45%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	237	2.08%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,642	14.41%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,750	15.36%

Amherst Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,030	9.04%
5-9	2,525	22.16%
10-14	2,512	22.05%
15-19	1,650	14.48%
20-24	1,101	9.66%
25-29	390	3.42%
30-34	758	6.65%
35-39	277	2.43%
40-44	280	2.46%
45-59	446	3.92%
60-89	266	2.33%
At least 90	157	1.38%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	490	4.30%	8,718	76.53%
30-44	151	1.33%	1,164	10.22%
45-59	38	0.33%	408	3.58%
At least 60	6	0.05%	417	3.66%

Amherst Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	218	1.80%
Car / truck / van, carpool	879	7.26%
Car / truck / van, solo	5,898	48.71%
Motorcycle	11	0.09%
Other	88	0.73%
Public transportation	685	5.66%
Walked	3,613	29.84%
Worked at home	716	5.91%

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Amherst Family Information Back to top
: 5,840 (13,516 people)
: 2,830 (8,435 people)
: 1,395
: 7,927
Amherst Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	564	9.66%
$10,000-$14,999	406	6.95%
$15,000-$19,999	313	5.36%
$20,000-$24,999	342	5.86%
$25,000-$29,999	389	6.66%
$30,000-$34,999	319	5.46%
$35,000-$39,999	364	6.23%
$40,000-$44,999	232	3.97%
$45,000-$49,999	204	3.49%
$50,000-$59,999	412	7.05%
$60,000-$74,999	476	8.15%
$75,000-$99,999	641	10.98%
$100,000-$124,999	483	8.27%
$125,000-$149,999	247	4.23%
$150,000-$199,999	297	5.09%
$200,000 or more	151	2.59%

Amherst Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,918	33.30%
Family, 2 people	1,257	21.83%
Nonfamily, 2 people	510	8.86%
Family, 3 people	687	11.93%
Nonfamily, 3 people	197	3.42%
Family, 4 people	623	10.82%
Nonfamily, 4 people	185	3.21%
Family, 5 people	209	3.63%
Nonfamily, 5 people	50	0.87%
Family, 6 people	62	1.08%
Nonfamily, 6 people	20	0.35%
Family, 7 or more people	26	0.45%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	15	0.26%

Amherst Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	4,854	28.39%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,079	18.01%
Public Assistance	108	0.63%
Retirement	950	5.56%
Self Employment	1,225	7.16%
Social Security	1,193	6.98%
Supplemental Security	217	1.27%
Wage / Salary	4,684	27.39%
Other	789	4.61%

Amherst Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,163	53.08%
With children under 18	1,028	46.92%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	438	4.24%
Married	2,746	26.56%
Never Married	6,964	67.35%
Widowed	192	1.86%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	626	5.45%
Married	2,941	25.61%
Never Married	7,436	64.76%
Widowed	479	4.17%

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Amherst Education Information Back to top
Amherst Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	130	0.61%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	345	1.62%
High school diploma or equivalent	2,426	11.42%
Some college, no degree	10,533	49.57%
Associate degree	675	3.18%
Bachelors degree	3,443	16.20%
Graduate or professional degree	3,698	17.40%

Amherst Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	121	0.51%	135	0.57%	256	1.07%
Kindergarten	77	0.32%	0	0.00%	77	0.32%
Grades 1-4	529	2.22%	52	0.22%	581	2.44%
Grades 5-8	663	2.78%	31	0.13%	694	2.91%
Grades 9-12	769	3.23%	50	0.21%	819	3.44%
Undergrad college	10,106	42.43%	1,772	7.44%	11,878	49.87%
Graduate or professional school	1,222	5.13%	38	0.16%	1,260	5.29%
Total	13,487	56.63%	2,078	8.73%	15,565	65.36%

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Amherst Business Information Back to top
: 2,381

Amherst Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amherst Public Benefits Information Back to top
Amherst Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	11,319	83.84%
Below Poverty Level	2,181	16.16%

Amherst Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Amherst Criminal Information Back to top
Amherst Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.621	0.169	0.000	0.169	0.960	0.000	2.118	6.354	1.214	9.686
2000	1.253	0.160	0.000	0.027	1.440	0.000	3.440	9.840	1.733	15.013
2001	1.769	0.228	0.000	0.400	2.397	0.000	3.967	9.874	1.227	15.068
2002	1.983	0.482	0.000	0.255	2.719	0.000	6.260	8.809	0.991	16.060
2003	2.293	0.464	0.000	0.464	3.222	0.145	5.429	4.384	1.452	11.264
2004	1.160	0.290	0.029	0.145	1.624	0.116	5.714	4.641	1.044	11.399
2005	1.581	0.498	0.000	0.117	2.196	0.205	5.152	4.918	0.732	10.802
2006	1.197	0.438	0.000	0.409	2.044	0.029	4.992	4.613	0.993	10.598
2007	1.828	0.413	0.000	0.147	2.388	0.088	5.721	4.806	1.003	11.530

Amherst Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	5	48
2005	6	50
2006	7	49
2007	3	50

Amherst Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	377
2000	617
2001	612
2002	663

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Amherst Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,237	5.19%
10-19 Years	6,962	29.23%
20-29 Years	8,092	33.98%
30-39 Years	1,598	6.71%
40-49 Years	2,058	8.64%
50-59 Years	1,651	6.93%
60-69 Years	883	3.71%
70-79 Years	753	3.16%
80-89 Years	453	1.90%
90+ Years	129	0.54%

Amherst Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	11,275	47.34%
Female	12,541	52.66%

Amherst Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	18,899	79.35%
Asian	1,806	7.58%
Hispanic/Latino	1,277	5.36%
African-American	1,087	4.56%
Multiracial	589	2.47%
Other Race	100	0.42%
Amerindian	44	0.18%
Pacific Islander	14	0.06%

Amherst Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	4,931	20.00%
2.	English	3,048	12.36%
3.	German	2,582	10.47%
4.	Italian	2,369	9.61%
5.	Polish	1,669	6.77%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,315	5.33%
7.	Russian	932	3.78%
8.	French Canadian	865	3.51%
9.	Scottish	751	3.05%
10.	Swedish	671	2.72%

Amherst Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	19,390	82.96%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,341	5.74%
3.	Chinese	459	1.96%
4.	French	223	0.95%
5.	Russian	164	0.70%
6.	Korean	146	0.62%
7.	Japanese	142	0.61%
8.	Vietnamese	141	0.60%
9.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	140	0.60%
10.	Other Asian	126	0.54%

Amherst Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	21,356	89.59%
Naturalized immigrant	937	3.93%
Not a citizen	1,545	6.48%

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Amherst Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

01002

01003

01004