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	Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
Total population	16,765	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	amherst
Zip(s)	24572

Amherst, VA, 24572 Population

	Amherst, VA, 24572	%, Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
Male	8,120	48.43%	49.06%
Female	8,645	51.57%	50.94%
Median age (years)	38.7		35.3

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	Amherst, VA, 24572	%, Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
18 years and over	12,866	76.74%	74.31%
21 years and over	12,299	73.36%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,790	16.64%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,294	13.68%	12.43%

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	Amherst, VA, 24572	%, Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
White	13,109	78.19%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,218	19.19%	12.32%
Asian	70	0.42%	3.64%
Some other race	208	1.24%	5.46%
Two or more races	160	0.95%	2.43%

Amherst, VA, 24572 Housing

	Amherst, VA, 24572	%, Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
Total households	6,422		105,480,101
Family households (families)	4,687	72.98%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,735	27.02%	31.94%

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	Amherst, VA, 24572	%, Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
Total housing units	6,756		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	338	5.0%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	6,422	95.06%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	4,914	72.74%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,508	22.32%	30.77%

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	Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	484	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,434	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	853	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	211	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	122	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	0	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	6	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	86,800	119,600

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	Amherst, VA, 24572	%, Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	981	15.28%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,389	21.63%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,056	16.44%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,144	17.81%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	862	13.42%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,015	15.81%	9.65%

Amherst, VA, 24572 Education

	Amherst, VA, 24572	%, Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,627		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	197	5.43%	6.47%
Kindergarten	145	4.0%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,796	49.52%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	863	23.79%	21.38%
College or graduate school	626	17.26%	22.81%

Amherst, VA, 24572 Economy

	Amherst, VA, 24572	%, Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
Population 16 years and over	13,309		217,168,077
In labor force	7,842	58.92%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	7,831	58.84%	63.39%
- - Employed	7,559	56.8%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	272	2.04%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	11	0.08%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,467	41.08%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	6,971	52.38%	51.66%
In labor force	3,744	28.13%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	3,744	28.13%	29.65%
- - Employed	3,625	27.24%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,049	7.88%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	699		12,787,501

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	Amherst, VA, 24572	%, Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	6,439		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	593	9.21%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	507	7.87%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,061	16.48%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	984	15.28%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,346	20.9%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,205	18.71%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	463	7.19%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	222	3.45%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	27	0.42%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	31	0.48%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,129		41,994

	Amherst, VA, 24572	%, Amherst, VA, 24572	United States
With earnings	5,057	38.0%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,449		56,604
With Social Security income	1,999	15.02%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,636		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	305	2.29%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,830		6,320
With public assistance income	190	1.43%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,541		3,032
With retirement income	1,255	9.43%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,366		17,376

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