Amherst - Community Profile

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Area (square miles): Land 34 (98.5%) Water 1 (1.5%)

Population

The total population is 10,769 as of the 2000 Census. The census's sample size was 1,665 (16% of the total population).

The size of the urban population is 6,147 (57.1%) with 6,147 (57.08%) living inside urbanized (densely populated) areas. The size of the rural population is 4,622 (42.9%) with 4,622 (42.92%) in rural non-farm areas.

The racial makeup is: White ~ 10,476 (97.3%), Black or African American ~ 19 (0.2%), Asian ~ 177 (1.6%), some other race ~ 14 (0.1%), comprised of two or more races ~ 69 (0.6%). The number of people of Hispanic or Latino origins (heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth) is 126 (1%).

The population is 50% male and 50% female with 33% 18 years or younger and 9% 62 years or older.

Households

There are 10,769 members of households with 10,131 (94%) family and 638 (6%) nonfamily household members. There is a total of 3,571 households in this community, with 3,057 family and 106 nonfamily households. Out of all family household (total 3,057) the number with their own children under 18 years that are married-couples equals 1,595 (52.18%), Male only householder (no wife present) equals 49 (1.60%), and Female only householder (no husband present) equals 119 (3.89%). There are 408 single person households with 184 (45.10%) male householders and 224 (54.90%) female householders. The number of singles (15 years and over) that have never married or married but the spouse is absent (separation, divorce, widowed..) that are male are 830 (10%) or that are female are 670 (8%).

Household language(s) include: English ~ 3,301 (92.44%), Spanish ~ 55 (1.54%), other Indo-European languages ~ 150 (4.20%), Asian and Pacific Island languages ~ 37 (1.04%).

The place of birth for the people of this community (total 10,769) are comprised of 10,228 (94.98%) natives or born in the United States and 541 (5.02%) are non-native foreign born. Among those born inside the United States, the number born in state of residence equals 3,226 (29.96%) and the number born in another state in the United States equals 6,931 (64.36%). The part of the United States where the group born in another state includes: Northeast 5,207 (48.35%), Midwest 595 (5.53%), South 709 (6.58%), West 420 (3.90%). Natives born outside the United States (total 71 (0.66%)) include(s): Puerto Rico 15 (0.14%), born abroad of American parent(s) 56 (0.52%). Non-native foreign born (total 541 (5.02%)) include(s): naturalized citizens 354 (3.29%) and not a citizen 187 (1.74%).

Local Directory

TitleDistanceTypeDirectoryTagVoteMyVote
Amherst - Community Profile0.00 miStat PagePopulated Placepopulated place | community | town
Amherst - Travel and Transportation0.00 miBook pageTraveltravel | transportation | transport | town | auto
Amherst - Employment0.00 miStat PageJobsjobs | employment | town
Amherst - Real Estate0.00 miStat PageReal Estatehome | house | rental | rent | real estate | town
Village Woods0.44 miBook pageCommunityneighborhood
villagewoods0.44 miThinPollvillagewoods
Interchange 70.83 miWebpageTravel | Environmentcrossing
Saint Lukes Anglican Church0.97 miWebpageCommunitychurch
First Baptist Church0.98 miWebpageCommunitychurch
Amherst1.00 miBook pagePopulated Placepopulated place
Amherst, Town of1.00 miWebpageGovernmentcivil
Town Cemetery1.02 miWebpageCommunitycemetery
Cricket Corner1.08 miWebpagePopulated Placepopulated place
Amherst Town Hall1.11 miWebpageReal Estate | Community | Governmentbuilding | town hall
Dream Lake1.12 miWebpageEnvironment | Sportslake

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