Amherst, Massachusetts
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As of 2009, Amherst's population is 34,275 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of -2.37 percent.
The median home cost in Amherst is $290,050. Home appreciation the last year has been -9.80 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Amherst's cost of living is 16.34% Higher than the U.S. average.
Amherst public schools spend $6,598 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about ? students per teacher in Amherst.
The unemployment rate in Amherst is 3.70 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Amherst jobs have Decreased by 2.30 percent.
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| Unemployment Rate | 3.70% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -2.30% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 31.70% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 5.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 5.95% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $20,795 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $48,275 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 15.10% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 11.37% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 10.86% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 13.98% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 14.76% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 10.25% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 13.88% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 8.01% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.43% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.36% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 10.59% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 39.83% | 20.24% |
| Service | 16.76% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 24.72% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.50% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 2.07% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 5.54% | 14.44% |
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| Median Home Age | 34 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $290,050 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -9.80% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 44.98% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 2.61% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 52.63% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $14.87 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 0.00% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 0.12% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 0.00% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 0.37% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 1.50% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 4.26% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 15.20% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 41.44% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 18.22% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 9.10% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 8.00% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 1.08% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 5.46% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2.20% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5.94% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 14.64% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 25.05% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 18.36% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 7.57% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 3.18% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 17.60% | 13.55% |
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| Percent Religious | 33.77% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 23.17% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 3.27% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.28% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 0.37% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 1.14% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 0.23% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 0.70% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 0.84% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 0.00% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 4.84% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 1.64% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.16% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.40% | 0.54% |
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