Living in Amherst-Pelham School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 11,239 households are located in Amherst-Pelham School District area. Among them, 2,708 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.93 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,799 and 27,715 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

16% (4,572) of residents are non-citizens and 32% (8,988) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Amherst-Pelham School District, Massachusetts
Household	11,239
Population	28,329
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,708 (24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,799
Total Students	27,715
Pre-Kindergarten	423
Kindergarten	259
Grade 1-8	2,100
Grade 9-12	1,190
College/Graduate School	23,743
Veterans	40,268
Non-citizen	4,572
Non-English Home Language	8,988
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

40,908 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,103 people are in labor force. Among them, 23,103 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 21,164 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Amherst-Pelham School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,970	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,118	50.67%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,403	7.03%
Public transportation	1,633	8.18%
Walked	4,079	20.43%
Other method	841	4.21%
Worked from home	1,896	9.49%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,164	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	9,569	45.21%
Service	5,267	24.89%
Sales and office	4,292	20.28%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	709	3.35%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,327	6.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,164	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	96	0.45%
Construction	584	2.76%
Manufacturing	546	2.58%
Wholesale trade	160	0.76%
Retail trade	2,109	9.97%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	495	2.34%
Information	382	1.80%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	583	2.75%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,769	8.36%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	10,210	48.24%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,046	14.39%
Other services, except public administration	788	3.72%
Public administration	396	1.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,164	-
Private wage and salary workers	13,985	66.08%
Government workers	5,903	27.89%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,259	5.95%
Unpaid family workers	17	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $93,295 for the 11,239 households in Amherst-Pelham School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $8,407. 43,414 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.04%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,239	-
Less than $10,000	994	8.84%
$10,000 - $14,999	520	4.63%
$15,000 - $24,999	816	7.26%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,003	8.92%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,387	12.34%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,366	12.15%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,437	12.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,540	13.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	985	8.76%
More than $200,000	1,191	10.60%
Median Household Income	$66,107	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$93,295	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,975	-
Less than $10,000	170	2.85%
$10,000 - $14,999	121	2.03%
$15,000 - $24,999	208	3.48%
$25,000 - $34,999	457	7.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	701	11.73%
$50,000 - $74,999	635	10.63%
$75,000 - $99,999	788	13.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,031	17.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	851	14.24%
More than $200,000	1,013	16.95%

Median Family Income	$97,162	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$125,037	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$8,407	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$59,668	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$59,668	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	44,740	-
With health insurance coverage	43,414	97.04%
Public coverage	11,522	25.75%
Private health insurance	36,619	81.85%
Without health insurance coverage	1,326	2.96%

Housing

There are 12,619 housing units in Amherst-Pelham School District area, Massachusetts with 11,239 units (89.06%) occupied. 6,057 houses (53.89%) are occupied by owner and 5,182 houses (46.11%) are rented. The average housing value is $346,000 and the average rental cost is $1,379. 279 houses (2.21%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,939 houses (23.29%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,619	-
Occupied	11,239	89.06%
Owner Occupied	6,057	53.89%
Renter Occupied	5,182	46.11%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,428	50.94%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	557	4.41%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,606	44.43%
Mobile Homes	28	0.22%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,619	-
Built 2014 or later	279	2.21%
Built 2010 - 2013	114	0.90%
Built 2000 - 2009	728	5.77%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,483	11.75%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,072	16.42%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,309	18.30%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,692	13.41%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,003	7.95%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,939	23.29%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,619	-
1 room	353	2.80%
2 rooms	697	5.52%
3 rooms	1,288	10.21%
4 rooms	2,112	16.74%
5 rooms	2,081	16.49%
6 rooms	1,770	14.03%
7 rooms	1,432	11.35%
8 rooms	1,319	10.45%
9 rooms or more	1,567	12.42%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,619	-
no bedroom	353	2.80%
1 bedroom	1,690	13.39%
2 bedrooms	3,274	25.95%
3 bedrooms	3,995	31.66%
4 bedrooms	2,722	21.57%
5 bedrooms or more	585	4.64%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,057	-
Less than $50,000	78	1.29%
$50,000 - $99,999	3	0.05%
$100,000 - $149,999	159	2.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	293	4.84%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,654	27.31%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,811	46.41%
$500,000 - $999,999	997	16.46%
$1,000,000 or more	62	1.02%
Median House Value	$346,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,111	-
Less than $500	342	6.69%
$500 - $999	877	17.16%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,820	35.61%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,183	23.15%
$2,000 - $2,499	640	12.52%
$2,500 - $2,999	223	4.36%
$3,000 or more	26	0.51%
Median Rental Costs	$1,379	-

Demographic

A total of 44,853 people lives in Amherst-Pelham School District area, Massachusetts with 21,993 male and 22,860 female. The males to female ratio is 49.03 to 50.97. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	44,853	-
Male	21,993	49.03%
Female	22,860	50.97%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	44,853	-
Under 5 years	1,021	2.28%
5 - 9 years	1,225	2.73%
10 - 14 years	1,336	2.98%
15 - 19 years	10,354	23.08%
20 - 24 years	14,158	31.57%
25 - 34 years	3,700	8.25%
35 - 44 years	2,391	5.33%
45 - 54 years	2,760	6.15%
55 - 59 years	1,503	3.35%
60 - 64 years	1,595	3.56%
65 - 74 years	2,915	6.50%
75 - 84 years	1,255	2.80%
85 years and older	640	1.43%
Median Age	21.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	44,853	-
One Race	42,773	95.36%
White	34,223	76.30%
Black or African American	2,192	4.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native	186	0.41%
Asian	5,496	12.25%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	119	0.27%
Other	557	1.24%

Two or more races	2,080	4.64%
White and Black or African American	853	1.90%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	139	0.31%
White and Asian	486	1.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	27	0.06%

Living in Amherst-Pelham School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic