Amherst County, Virginia Demographics

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Amherst County is 10th in Virginia out of 134 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Amherst County Rank Virginia US
Current population (2012) 32,384 54th 8,185,867 313,914,040
Size in square miles 473.9 30th 39,490.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 68.3 87th 202.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Amherst County Rank Virginia US
Residents younger than 5 5.1% 73rd 6.2% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.6% 75th 22.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.7% 60th 13.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Amherst County Rank Virginia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 79.9% 82nd 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.2% 87th 34.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Amherst County Rank Virginia US
Race - White 77.7% 70th 71.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 18.8% 54th 19.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.9% 10th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 87th 6.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 65th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.1% 56th 2.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.1% 98th 8.4% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 75.9% 67th 64.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Amherst County Rank Virginia US
Female residents 52.3% 25th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.7% 100th 11.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Amherst County Rank Virginia US
Housing units 14,034 57th 3,387,654 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 8.4% 62nd 21.4% 25.9%
Households 12,693 51st 2,991,025 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 75.9% 58th 68.4% 66.1%
Home median value $149,200 87th $254,600 $186,200
People per household 2.4 82nd 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 55 64th 27,278 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Amherst County Rank Virginia US
Income per capita $22,128 89th $33,040 $27,915
Income per household $44,383 77th $63,302 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.5% 71st 10.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Amherst County Rank Virginia US
Non-farm private establishments 591 67th 191,063 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 6,632 70th 3,029,030 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,673 53rd 638,643 27,092,908
Retail sales $311,758 63rd $105,663,299 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,702 65th $13,687 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $23,765 72nd $15,340,483 $613,795,732

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