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Amherst, VA, 24521 QuickFacts

	Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
Total population	9,859	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	amherst
Zip(s)	24521

Amherst, VA, 24521 Population

	Amherst, VA, 24521	%, Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
Male	4,833	49.02%	49.06%
Female	5,026	50.98%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.3		35.3

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	Amherst, VA, 24521	%, Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
18 years and over	7,411	75.17%	74.31%
21 years and over	7,103	72.05%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,810	18.36%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,526	15.48%	12.43%

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	Amherst, VA, 24521	%, Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
White	7,483	75.9%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,195	22.26%	12.32%
Asian	17	0.17%	3.64%
Some other race	72	0.73%	5.46%
Two or more races	92	0.93%	2.43%

Amherst, VA, 24521 Housing

	Amherst, VA, 24521	%, Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
Total households	3,862		105,480,101
Family households (families)	2,748	71.15%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,114	28.85%	31.94%

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	Amherst, VA, 24521	%, Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
Total housing units	4,269		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	397	9.3%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	3,862	90.47%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,062	71.73%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	800	18.74%	30.77%

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	Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	175	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	934	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	575	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	228	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	66	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	24	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	92,400	119,600

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	Amherst, VA, 24521	%, Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	574	14.86%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	937	24.26%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	706	18.28%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	672	17.4%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	528	13.67%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	495	12.82%	9.65%

Amherst, VA, 24521 Education

	Amherst, VA, 24521	%, Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,404		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	203	8.44%	6.47%
Kindergarten	83	3.45%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,198	49.83%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	592	24.63%	21.38%
College or graduate school	328	13.64%	22.81%

Amherst, VA, 24521 Economy

	Amherst, VA, 24521	%, Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
Population 16 years and over	7,875		217,168,077
In labor force	4,879	61.96%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	4,872	61.87%	63.39%
- - Employed	4,667	59.26%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	205	2.6%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	7	0.09%	0.53%
Not in labor force	2,996	38.04%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	4,128	52.42%	51.66%
In labor force	2,240	28.44%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	2,240	28.44%	29.65%
- - Employed	2,153	27.34%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	757	9.61%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	501		12,787,501

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	Amherst, VA, 24521	%, Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	3,905		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	413	10.58%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	302	7.73%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	521	13.34%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	521	13.34%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	712	18.23%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	833	21.33%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	350	8.96%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	153	3.92%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	61	1.56%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	39	1.0%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	38,564		41,994

	Amherst, VA, 24521	%, Amherst, VA, 24521	United States
With earnings	3,078	39.09%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	48,091		56,604
With Social Security income	1,150	14.6%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,446		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	187	2.37%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,767		6,320
With public assistance income	112	1.42%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,646		3,032
With retirement income	733	9.31%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,899		17,376

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