Amherst County, Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Amherst County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	31,485	8,705,170	334,922,499	1433rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,724	$93,170	$80,734	1284th of 3,221
Median Age	43.4	39.0	38.9	1103rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.7%	42.2%	35.7%	1274th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$212,400	$383,700	$332,700	1276th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$871	$1,579	$1,413	1604th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.8%	9.9%	12.5%	2261st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.3%	5.2%	1473rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	66.4	220.5	n/a	1292nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	13.1%	14.1%	2225th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1555th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.8%	67.3%	65.2%	514th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.9	27.3	26.4	1467th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.1%	18.3%	15.1%	1181st of 3,222
Uninsured	8.9%	n/a	n/a	1928th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.4%	48.7%	46.9%	1983rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.0%	n/a	n/a	2316th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Amherst County, Virginia

Statistic	Amherst County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.7%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	16.9%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	42.5	60.7	61.4

Age in Amherst County, Virginia

Statistic	Amherst County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	43.4	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.0%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Amherst County, Virginia

Statistic	Amherst County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	12,694	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.3%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.2%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.9%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.1%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	28.4%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Amherst County, Virginia

Statistic	Amherst County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,580	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.4%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.8%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.1%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Amherst County, Virginia

Statistic	Amherst County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	14,364	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.9%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.6%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.2%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.0%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$975	$2,790	n/a

Education in Amherst County, Virginia

Statistic	Amherst County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	10.3%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.1%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.4%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Amherst County, Virginia

Statistic	Amherst County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.0%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.0%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.4%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Amherst County, Virginia

Statistic	Amherst County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.1%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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