Hampshire's Living Circumstances

Amherst School District Overview

Hampshire College located in Amherst School District area. A total of 9,162 households are located in Amherst School District area. Among them, 2,139 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.96 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,554 and 26,665 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

19.38% (4,516) of residents are non-citizens and 37.38% (8,711) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Amherst School District, Massachusetts
Household	9,162
Population	23,305
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,139 (23.35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,554
Total Students	26,665
Pre-Kindergarten	345
Kindergarten	199
Grade 1-8	1,645
Grade 9-12	952
College/Graduate School	23,524
Veterans	36,165
Non-citizen	4,516
Non-English Home Language	8,711
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

36,676 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,304 people are in labor force. Among them, 20,304 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 18,487 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.90%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,348	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,048	46.39%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,226	7.07%
Public transportation	1,625	9.37%
Walked	4,058	23.39%
Other method	806	4.65%
Worked from home	1,585	9.14%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,487	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,912	42.80%
Service	5,023	27.17%
Sales and office	3,882	21.00%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	509	2.75%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,161	6.28%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,487	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	67	0.36%
Construction	401	2.17%
Manufacturing	420	2.27%
Wholesale trade	147	0.80%
Retail trade	1,889	10.22%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	430	2.33%
Information	335	1.81%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	518	2.80%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,447	7.83%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,011	48.74%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,825	15.28%
Other services, except public administration	700	3.79%
Public administration	297	1.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,487	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,400	67.07%
Government workers	5,265	28.48%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	809	4.38%
Unpaid family workers	13	0.07%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $88,008 for the 9,162 households in Amherst School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $7,338. 38,461 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.88%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,162	-
Less than $10,000	951	10.38%
$10,000 - $14,999	466	5.09%
$15,000 - $24,999	732	7.99%
$25,000 - $34,999	849	9.27%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,217	13.28%
$50,000 - $74,999	995	10.86%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,128	12.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,178	12.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	736	8.03%
More than $200,000	910	9.93%
Median Household Income	$56,905	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$88,008	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,545	-
Less than $10,000	158	3.48%
$10,000 - $14,999	100	2.20%
$15,000 - $24,999	167	3.67%
$25,000 - $34,999	377	8.29%
$35,000 - $49,999	628	13.82%
$50,000 - $74,999	390	8.58%
$75,000 - $99,999	548	12.06%
$100,000 - $149,999	768	16.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	636	13.99%
More than $200,000	773	17.01%

Median Family Income	$95,101	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$123,189	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$7,338	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$59,564	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$59,564	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	39,701	-
With health insurance coverage	38,461	96.88%
Public coverage	9,437	23.77%
Private health insurance	32,712	82.40%
Without health insurance coverage	1,240	3.12%

Housing

There are 10,292 housing units in Amherst School District area, Massachusetts with 9,162 units (89.02%) occupied. 4,293 houses (46.86%) are occupied by owner and 4,869 houses (53.14%) are rented. The average housing value is $358,700 and the average rental cost is $1,376. 265 houses (2.57%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,353 houses (22.86%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,292	-
Occupied	9,162	89.02%
Owner Occupied	4,293	46.86%
Renter Occupied	4,869	53.14%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,380	42.56%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	495	4.81%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,417	52.63%
Mobile Homes	0	0.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,292	-
Built 2014 or later	265	2.57%
Built 2010 - 2013	100	0.97%
Built 2000 - 2009	512	4.97%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,246	12.11%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,592	15.47%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,895	18.41%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,474	14.32%
Built 1950 - 1959	855	8.31%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,353	22.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,292	-
1 room	334	3.25%
2 rooms	626	6.08%
3 rooms	1,188	11.54%
4 rooms	1,923	18.68%
5 rooms	1,670	16.23%
6 rooms	1,335	12.97%
7 rooms	1,068	10.38%
8 rooms	944	9.17%
9 rooms or more	1,204	11.70%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,292	-
no bedroom	334	3.25%
1 bedroom	1,527	14.84%
2 bedrooms	2,832	27.52%
3 bedrooms	2,932	28.49%
4 bedrooms	2,193	21.31%
5 bedrooms or more	474	4.61%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,293	-
Less than $50,000	60	1.40%
$50,000 - $99,999	-	-
$100,000 - $149,999	106	2.47%
$150,000 - $199,999	176	4.10%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,054	24.55%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,044	47.61%
$500,000 - $999,999	803	18.70%
$1,000,000 or more	50	1.16%
Median House Value	$358,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,823	-
Less than $500	338	7.01%
$500 - $999	826	17.13%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,717	35.60%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,117	23.16%
$2,000 - $2,499	583	12.09%
$2,500 - $2,999	216	4.48%
$3,000 or more	26	0.54%
Median Rental Costs	$1,376	-

Demographic

A total of 39,814 people lives in Amherst School District area, Massachusetts with 19,559 male and 20,255 female. The males to female ratio is 49.13 to 50.87. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	39,814	-
Male	19,559	49.13%
Female	20,255	50.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	39,814	-
Under 5 years	796	2.00%
5 - 9 years	965	2.42%
10 - 14 years	1,071	2.69%
15 - 19 years	10,082	25.32%
20 - 24 years	13,937	35.01%
25 - 34 years	3,201	8.04%
35 - 44 years	1,810	4.55%
45 - 54 years	2,122	5.33%
55 - 59 years	1,111	2.79%
60 - 64 years	1,090	2.74%
65 - 74 years	2,153	5.41%
75 - 84 years	946	2.38%
85 years and older	530	1.33%
Median Age	21.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	39,814	-
One Race	37,887	95.16%
White	29,521	74.15%
Black or African American	2,117	5.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native	175	0.44%
Asian	5,421	13.62%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	119	0.30%
Other	534	1.34%

Two or more races	1,927	4.84%
White and Black or African American	825	2.07%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	83	0.21%
White and Asian	440	1.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	27	0.07%