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Language Spoken At Home in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,117 | 100% |
English only | 17,141 | 89.7% |
Language other than English | 1,976 | 10.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 346 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 633 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 82 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 522 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 22 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 704 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 234 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 117 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,330 | 100% |
American | 235 | 1.2% |
Arab | 114 | 0.6% |
Czech | 113 | 0.6% |
Danish | 30 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 289 | 1.5% |
English | 1,707 | 8.8% |
French (except Basque) | 1,019 | 5.3% |
French Canadian | 471 | 2.4% |
German | 1,612 | 8.3% |
Greek | 212 | 1.1% |
Hungarian | 130 | 0.7% |
Irish | 3,866 | 20.0% |
Italian | 2,179 | 11.3% |
Lithuanian | 204 | 1.1% |
Norwegian | 224 | 1.2% |
Polish | 1,156 | 6.0% |
Portuguese | 295 | 1.5% |
Russian | 709 | 3.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 177 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 402 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 200 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 388 | 2.0% |
Swiss | 116 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 54 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 277 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 203 | 1.1% |
Households By Type in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,616 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,263 | 48.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 579 | 22.1% |
Married-couple family | 971 | 37.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 366 | 14.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 34 | 1.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 18 | 0.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 258 | 9.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 195 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,353 | 51.7% |
Householder living alone | 895 | 34.2% |
65 years and over | 293 | 11.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 579 | 22.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 584 | 22.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 5,957 | 100% |
Householder | 2,616 | 43.9% |
Spouse | 1,000 | 16.8% |
Child | 1,129 | 19.0% |
Other relatives | 38 | 0.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,174 | 19.7% |
Unmarried partner | 89 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,060 | 100% |
Never married | 6,781 | 84.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,073 | 13.3% |
Separated | 36 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 50 | 0.6% |
Divorced | 120 | 1.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,571 | 100% |
Never married | 9,002 | 85.2% |
Now married, except separated | 1,019 | 9.6% |
Separated | 36 | 0.3% |
Widowed | 187 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 327 | 3.1% |
Fertility in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 50 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 13 | 26.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 1 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 3 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 19 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 0 | 0.0% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 0 | 0% |
Who are female | 0 | 0% |
Who are married | 0 | 0% |
School Enrollment in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,884 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 96 | 0.6% |
Kindergarten | 28 | 0.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 402 | 2.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 315 | 2.0% |
College or graduate school | 15,043 | 94.7% |
Educational Attainment in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,586 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 80 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 73 | 2.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 364 | 10.2% |
Some college, no degree | 460 | 12.8% |
Associate's degree | 157 | 4.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 956 | 26.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,496 | 41.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 68.4% |
Veteran Status in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,246 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 231 | 1.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,201 | 100% |
With a disability | 858 | 4.5% |
Under 18 years | 1,067 | 100% |
With a disability | 67 | 6.3% |
18 to 64 years | 17,368 | 100% |
With a disability | 534 | 3.1% |
65 years and over | 766 | 100% |
With a disability | 257 | 33.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,297 | 100% |
Same house | 12,822 | 66.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,893 | 30.5% |
Same county | 1,098 | 5.7% |
Different county | 4,795 | 24.8% |
Same state | 2,767 | 14.3% |
Different state | 2,028 | 10.5% |
Abroad | 582 | 3.0% |
Place Of Birth in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,330 | 100% |
Native | 17,256 | 89.3% |
Born in United States | 16,750 | 86.7% |
State of residence | 9,446 | 48.9% |
Different state | 7,304 | 37.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 506 | 2.6% |
Foreign born | 2,074 | 10.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,074 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 934 | 45.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,140 | 55.0% |
Year of Entry in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,580 | 100% |
Native | 506 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 50 | 9.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 456 | 90.1% |
Foreign born | 2,074 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 187 | 9.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,887 | 91.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,074 | 100% |
Europe | 636 | 30.7% |
Asia | 968 | 46.7% |
Africa | 118 | 5.7% |
Oceania | 11 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 300 | 14.5% |
Northern America | 41 | 2.0% |