Amherst Center (Massachusetts, MA)

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Language Spoken At Home in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over19,117100%
English only17,14189.7%
Language other than English1,97610.3%
   Speak English less than very well3461.8%
   Spanish6333.3%
      Speak English less than very well820.4%
   Other Indo-European languages5222.7%
      Speak English less than very well220.1%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages7043.7%
      Speak English less than very well2341.2%
   Other languages1170.6%
      Speak English less than very well80.0%

Ancestry in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population19,330100%
  American2351.2%
  Arab1140.6%
  Czech1130.6%
  Danish300.2%
  Dutch2891.5%
  English1,7078.8%
  French (except Basque)1,0195.3%
  French Canadian4712.4%
  German1,6128.3%
  Greek2121.1%
  Hungarian1300.7%
  Irish3,86620.0%
  Italian2,17911.3%
  Lithuanian2041.1%
  Norwegian2241.2%
  Polish1,1566.0%
  Portuguese2951.5%
  Russian7093.7%
  Scotch-Irish1770.9%
  Scottish4022.1%
  Slovak00.0%
  Subsaharan African2001.0%
  Swedish3882.0%
  Swiss1160.6%
  Ukrainian540.3%
  Welsh2771.4%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)2031.1%
Households By Type in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households2,616100%
  Family households (families)1,26348.3%
     With own children under 18 years57922.1%
     Married-couple family97137.1%
        With own children under 18 years36614.0%
     Male householder, no wife present, family341.3%
        With own children under 18 years180.7%
     Female householder, no husband present, family2589.9%
        With own children under 18 years1957.5%
  Nonfamily households1,35351.7%
     Householder living alone89534.2%
        65 years and over29311.2%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years57922.1%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over58422.3%
 
  Average household size20%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households5,957100%
  Householder2,61643.9%
  Spouse1,00016.8%
  Child1,12919.0%
  Other relatives380.6%
  Nonrelatives1,17419.7%
     Unmarried partner891.5%
Marital Status in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over8,060100%
  Never married6,78184.1%
  Now married, except separated1,07313.3%
  Separated360.4%
  Widowed500.6%
  Divorced1201.5%
 
  Females 15 years and over10,571100%
  Never married9,00285.2%
  Now married, except separated1,0199.6%
  Separated360.3%
  Widowed1871.8%
  Divorced3273.1%
Fertility in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months50100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)1326.0%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women10%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old50%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old30%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old60%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old270%
Grandparents in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years19100%
  Responsible for grandchildren00.0%
        Less than 1 year00.0%
        1 or 2 years00.0%
        3 or 4 years00.0%
        5 or more years00.0%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years00%
  Who are female00%
  Who are married00%
School Enrollment in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school15,884100%
  Nursery school, preschool960.6%
  Kindergarten280.2%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)4022.5%
  High school (grades 9-12)3152.0%
  College or graduate school15,04394.7%
Educational Attainment in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over3,586100%
  Less than 9th grade802.2%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma732.0%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)36410.2%
  Some college, no degree46012.8%
  Associate's degree1574.4%
  Bachelor's degree95626.7%
  Graduate or professional degree1,49641.7%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher095.7%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher068.4%
Veteran Status in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over18,246100%
  Civilian veterans2311.3%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population19,201100%
  With a disability8584.5%
 
Under 18 years1,067100%
  With a disability676.3%
 
18 to 64 years17,368100%
  With a disability5343.1%
 
65 years and over766100%
  With a disability25733.6%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over19,297100%
  Same house12,82266.4%
  Different house in the U.S.5,89330.5%
     Same county1,0985.7%
     Different county4,79524.8%
        Same state2,76714.3%
        Different state2,02810.5%
  Abroad5823.0%
Place Of Birth in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population19,330100%
  Native17,25689.3%
     Born in United States16,75086.7%
        State of residence9,44648.9%
        Different state7,30437.8%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)5062.6%
  Foreign born2,07410.7%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population2,074100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen93445.0%
  Not a U.S. citizen1,14055.0%
Year of Entry in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States2,580100%
  Native506100%
    Entered 2010 or later509.9%
    Entered before 201045690.1%
  Foreign born2,074100%
    Entered 2010 or later1879.0%
    Entered before 20101,88791.0%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Amherst Center
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea2,074100%
  Europe63630.7%
  Asia96846.7%
  Africa1185.7%
  Oceania110.5%
  Latin America30014.5%
  Northern America412.0%