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01003

Amherst, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
13,510
Median household income
NaN
People below poverty
21.1%
Median home value
NaN

Income

The median income of households in 01003 was NaN. An estimated 0% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 27.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0
$10,000 to $14,999 13.6
$15,000 to $24,999 0
$25,000 to $34,999 0
$35,000 to $49,999 0
$50,000 to $74,999 59.1
$75,000 to $99,999 0
$100,000 to $149,999 0
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 or more 27.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male NaN
Female 18194

An estimated 100% of households received earnings. An estimated 11.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 0 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $N. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 100
Social Security 11.4
Retirement income 0
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0
Cash public assistance income 0

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated NaN% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 0% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 22.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.1
Children under 18 years below poverty NaN
People 65 years old and over below poverty 0
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 22.4

In 2020-2024, 0 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated NaN% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and NaN% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated NaN% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01003 in 2020-2024, 96.8% had health insurance coverage and 3.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 88.6% and public coverage was 12.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.5%.


In 2020-2024, 01003 had a total population of 13,510 - 7,332 (54.3%) females and 6,178 (45.7%) males. The median age was 19.7 years. An estimated 1.1% of the population was under 18 years, 41% was 19 to 44 years, 0.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 0 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01003 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 0
5 to 9 0 0
10 to 14 0 0
15 to 19 3558 4350
20 to 24 2504 2939
25 to 29 81 6
30 to 34 1 8
35 to 39 0 0
40 to 44 0 0
45 to 49 0 0
50 to 54 9 7
55 to 59 1 0
60 to 64 19 22
65 to 69 0 0
70 to 74 5 0
75 to 79 0 0
80 to 84 0 0
85 and over 0 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 61.7% were White; 5.7% were Black or African American; 2.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 21.3% were Asian; 1.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.3% of the people in 01003 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 60.4% of the people in 01003 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 44 households in 01003. The average household size was 1.93 people.

Married-couple households made up 65.9% of the households in 01003 while cohabiting couple households made up 0% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 13.6% of all households, while 20.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 0% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.5% of all households.

In 01003, 0% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 11.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 65.9
Cohabiting Couples 0
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 0.6% of males and 0.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 99.4 99.4
Now married, except separated 0.6 0.6
Separated 0 0
Widowed 0 0
Divorced 0 0

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01003, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 84.3% of the people living in 01003 were U.S. natives. 54% of the 01003 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 15.7% of 01003 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 31.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 26.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01003 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01003.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 4.8
Asia 68.8
Europe 12.8
Africa 12.8
Northern America 0.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01003 in 2020-2024, 25 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.6% of people at least five years old; 2.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 7.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 12.8
Other languages 1.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 23.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 01003 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 23.3
Different house, same county 28.3
Different county, same state 32.9
Different state 11.5
Abroad 4

Education

In 2020-2024, 100 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 47.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 0% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01003 was 13,436 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 0. College or graduate school enrollment was 13,436.

Educational Attainment of People in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 0
High school diploma or equivalency 1.9
Some college, no degree 32.7
Associate's degree 18.2
Bachelor's degree 4.4
Graduate or professional degree 42.8

Disability

In 01003, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 4.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.5% of people under 18 years old, to 4.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 0% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01003, 30.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 62.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 59.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 37.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,464 59.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,556 37.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 124 3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01003 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 0
Manufacturing 3.6
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 11.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.4
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 52.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 24
Other Services, except public administration 1.6
Public administration 0.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01003 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,194 28.8
Service occupations 1,811 43.6
Sales and office occupations 1,010 24.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 42 1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 96 2.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 17% of 01003 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 12 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 17
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.9
Walked 56.4
Other means 2.4
Worked from home 19.8

In 2020-2024, 01003 had a total of 73 housing units. Of these housing units, 30.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 69.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 30.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 69.8
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

41.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 30.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01003 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 58.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01003 had 44 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 29 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 0% while renters occupied 100%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was NaN and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.93.

13.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 13.6% and another 0% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01003:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01003 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 50
Electricity 50
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01003 was NaN.

Of the owner-occupied households, NaN % had a mortgage. NaN% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $NaN and for owners without a mortgage it was $NaN.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01003 was $2,643. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.