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Amherst, MA, 01002 QuickFacts

	Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
Total population	36,794	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	amherst
Zip(s)	01002

Amherst, MA, 01002 Population

	Amherst, MA, 01002	%, Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
Male	17,707	48.12%	49.06%
Female	19,087	51.88%	50.94%
Median age (years)	21.9		35.3

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	Amherst, MA, 01002	%, Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
18 years and over	31,850	86.56%	74.31%
21 years and over	21,345	58.01%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,969	8.07%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,541	6.91%	12.43%

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	Amherst, MA, 01002	%, Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
White	29,485	80.14%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,804	4.9%	12.32%
Asian	3,163	8.6%	3.64%
Some other race	1,133	3.08%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,209	3.29%	2.43%

Amherst, MA, 01002 Housing

	Amherst, MA, 01002	%, Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
Total households	9,906		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,077	51.25%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,829	48.75%	31.94%

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	Amherst, MA, 01002	%, Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
Total housing units	10,177		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	271	2.66%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	9,906	97.34%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	4,749	46.66%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	5,157	50.67%	30.77%

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	Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	19	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	137	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,093	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,294	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,017	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	428	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	49	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	178,200	119,600

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	Amherst, MA, 01002	%, Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,028	30.57%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,381	24.04%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,500	15.14%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,432	14.46%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	806	8.14%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	757	7.64%	9.65%

Amherst, MA, 01002 Education

	Amherst, MA, 01002	%, Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	23,194		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	560	2.41%	6.47%
Kindergarten	194	0.84%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,339	10.08%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,395	6.01%	21.38%
College or graduate school	18,706	80.65%	22.81%

Amherst, MA, 01002 Economy

	Amherst, MA, 01002	%, Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
Population 16 years and over	32,604		217,168,077
In labor force	21,245	65.16%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	21,233	65.12%	63.39%
- - Employed	19,542	59.94%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,691	5.19%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	12	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	11,359	34.84%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	17,066	52.34%	51.66%
In labor force	11,029	33.83%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	11,029	33.83%	29.65%
- - Employed	10,275	31.51%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,171	3.59%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	716		12,787,501

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	Amherst, MA, 01002	%, Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	9,876		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,019	10.32%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	784	7.94%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,175	11.9%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,177	11.92%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,336	13.53%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,598	16.18%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	977	9.89%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,136	11.5%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	426	4.31%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	248	2.51%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,567		41,994

	Amherst, MA, 01002	%, Amherst, MA, 01002	United States
With earnings	8,463	25.96%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,549		56,604
With Social Security income	1,782	5.47%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,229		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	321	0.98%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,450		6,320
With public assistance income	205	0.63%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,620		3,032
With retirement income	1,492	4.58%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	24,845		17,376

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