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Amherst, TX

913 Population
0.9 square miles 998.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±7.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Lamb County: 36.6 ±1
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$16,525 ±$7,261 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Lamb County: $26,993 ±$1,608
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$54,583 ±$16,798 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Lamb County: $56,997 ±$3,661
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

48.8% ±37.9% (431  ±378) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Lamb County: 16% † 2,023 (±3.7% / ±465)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

15.8 minutes ±1.5 (4,995  ±1,646) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Lamb County: 16.5 89,295 (±1.4 / ±8,846)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

240 ±54 Number of households
  • Lamb County: 4,644 ±155
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
3.7 ±1.3 (883  ±360) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Lamb County: 2.7 12,726 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

276 ±63 Number of housing units
  • Lamb County: 5,893 ±22
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$36,300 ±$13,699 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Lamb County: $76,600 ±$6,161
  • less than a fifth of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

9.8% ±5.3% (89  ±59.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Lamb County: 10.1% † 1,281 (±2.6% / ±330.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

74.5% ±9.6% (440  ±146.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Lamb County: 77.4% 6,262 (±5% / ±406.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
6.3% ±6% (37  ±37.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Lamb County: 14.3% † 1,153 (±2% / ±159.9)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

39.9% ±19.4% (364  ±228) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Lamb County: 11.6% 1,501
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

3.1% ±1.3% (21  ±11) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Lamb County: 4.9% † 455 (±1.3% / ±122)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
21 Total veterans ±11 21 Male ±11 N/A Female ±15

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