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Population (year 2000): 34,874
Males: 16,764 (48.1%), Females: 18,110 (51.9%)

Elevation: 295 feet

County: Hampshire

Zip codes: .

Median resident age: 21.8 years
Median household income: $40,017 (year 2000)
Median house value: $177,000 (year 2000)

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Races in Amherst:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.7%)
  • Hispanic (6.2%)
  • Black (5.1%)
  • Chinese (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • Other race (2.9%)
  • Asian Indian (1.6%)
  • Other Asian (1.4%)
  • Korean (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)
  • Vietnamese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (19.6%), English (12.4%), German (10.1%), Italian (9.7%), Polish (6.6%), French (5.2%).

For population 25 years and over in Amherst

  • High school or higher: 95.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 41.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amherst town

  • Never married: 64.9%
  • Now married: 26.8%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 4.7%

13.2% Foreign born (7.7% Asia, 2.2% Europe, 2.1% Latin America).



Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 39 buildings, average cost: $142,300
  • 1997: 30 buildings, average cost: $166,700
  • 1998: 29 buildings, average cost: $141,000
  • 1999: 26 buildings, average cost: $208,700
  • 2000: 32 buildings, average cost: $187,000
  • 2001: 37 buildings, average cost: $193,600
  • 2002: 37 buildings, average cost: $185,800
  • 2003: 36 buildings, average cost: $187,300
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