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Language Spoken At Home in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 4,645 | 100% |
English only | 3,611 | 77.7% |
Language other than English | 1,034 | 22.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 323 | 7.0% |
Spanish | 399 | 8.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 50 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 262 | 5.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 118 | 2.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 252 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 155 | 3.3% |
Other languages | 121 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,780 | 100% |
American | 42 | 0.9% |
Arab | 134 | 2.8% |
Czech | 34 | 0.7% |
Danish | 33 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 104 | 2.2% |
English | 508 | 10.6% |
French (except Basque) | 393 | 8.2% |
French Canadian | 111 | 2.3% |
German | 363 | 7.6% |
Greek | 50 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 22 | 0.5% |
Irish | 550 | 11.5% |
Italian | 443 | 9.3% |
Lithuanian | 39 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 45 | 0.9% |
Polish | 425 | 8.9% |
Portuguese | 35 | 0.7% |
Russian | 102 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 72 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 191 | 4.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 236 | 4.9% |
Swedish | 278 | 5.8% |
Swiss | 15 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 12 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 50 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 20 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,474 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 935 | 63.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 423 | 28.7% |
Married-couple family | 660 | 44.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 206 | 14.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 54 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 31 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 221 | 15.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 186 | 12.6% |
Nonfamily households | 539 | 36.6% |
Householder living alone | 319 | 21.6% |
65 years and over | 78 | 5.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 446 | 30.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 221 | 15.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 3,623 | 100% |
Householder | 1,474 | 40.7% |
Spouse | 668 | 18.4% |
Child | 898 | 24.8% |
Other relatives | 279 | 7.7% |
Nonrelatives | 304 | 8.4% |
Unmarried partner | 39 | 1.1% |
Marital Status in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,005 | 100% |
Never married | 1,164 | 58.1% |
Now married, except separated | 718 | 35.8% |
Separated | 28 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 0 | 0.0% |
Divorced | 95 | 4.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,215 | 100% |
Never married | 1,268 | 57.2% |
Now married, except separated | 723 | 32.6% |
Separated | 30 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 72 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 122 | 5.5% |
Fertility in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 27 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 96 | 0% |
Grandparents in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 30 | 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 South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,426 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 24 | 1.0% |
Kindergarten | 15 | 0.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 410 | 16.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 148 | 6.1% |
College or graduate school | 1,829 | 75.4% |
Educational Attainment in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 2,204 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 48 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 26 | 1.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 257 | 11.7% |
Some college, no degree | 318 | 14.4% |
Associate's degree | 165 | 7.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 590 | 26.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 800 | 36.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 96.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 63.1% |
Veteran Status in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,068 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 158 | 3.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,780 | 100% |
With a disability | 361 | 7.6% |
Under 18 years | 712 | 100% |
With a disability | 28 | 3.9% |
18 to 64 years | 3,741 | 100% |
With a disability | 244 | 6.5% |
65 years and over | 327 | 100% |
With a disability | 89 | 27.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 4,750 | 100% |
Same house | 3,534 | 74.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,020 | 21.5% |
Same county | 315 | 6.6% |
Different county | 705 | 14.8% |
Same state | 224 | 4.7% |
Different state | 481 | 10.1% |
Abroad | 196 | 4.1% |
Place Of Birth in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,780 | 100% |
Native | 3,947 | 82.6% |
Born in United States | 3,785 | 79.2% |
State of residence | 1,895 | 39.6% |
Different state | 1,890 | 39.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 162 | 3.4% |
Foreign born | 833 | 17.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 833 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 212 | 25.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 621 | 74.5% |
Year of Entry in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 995 | 100% |
Native | 162 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 94 | 58.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 68 | 42.0% |
Foreign born | 833 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 25 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 808 | 97.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in South Amherst
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 833 | 100% |
Europe | 68 | 8.2% |
Asia | 434 | 52.1% |
Africa | 207 | 24.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 106 | 12.7% |
Northern America | 18 | 2.2% |