Sweet Briar's Living Circumstances

Amherst County Public Schools Overview

Sweet Briar College located in Amherst County Public Schools area. A total of 12,160 households are located in Amherst County Public Schools area. Among them, 3,319 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.07 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 8,528 and 6,917 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.86% (263) of residents are non-citizens and 2.78% (854) 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 County Public Schools, Virginia
Household	12,160
Population	30,677
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,319 (27.29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,528
Total Students	6,917
Pre-Kindergarten	491
Kindergarten	214
Grade 1-8	2,754
Grade 9-12	1,282
College/Graduate School	2,176
Veterans	25,532
Non-citizen	263
Non-English Home Language	854
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

26,306 residents are over the age of 16 and 15,381 people are in labor force. Among them, 15,375 people are in civilian labor force and 6 are in armed labor force. 14,485 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Amherst County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,361	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,750	81.82%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,655	11.52%
Public transportation	40	0.28%
Walked	229	1.59%
Other method	245	1.71%
Worked from home	442	3.08%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,485	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,218	29.12%
Service	2,885	19.92%
Sales and office	3,175	21.92%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,474	10.18%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,733	18.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,485	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	130	0.90%
Construction	1,217	8.40%
Manufacturing	2,316	15.99%
Wholesale trade	240	1.66%
Retail trade	1,574	10.87%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	618	4.27%
Information	226	1.56%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	908	6.27%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,294	8.93%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,527	24.35%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,116	7.70%
Other services, except public administration	786	5.43%
Public administration	533	3.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,485	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,659	80.49%
Government workers	2,131	14.71%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	668	4.61%
Unpaid family workers	27	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $66,613 for the 12,160 households in Amherst County Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $31,904. 28,639 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.66%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,160	-
Less than $10,000	741	6.09%
$10,000 - $14,999	600	4.93%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,185	9.75%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,525	12.54%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,722	14.16%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,219	18.25%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,542	12.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,786	14.69%
$150,000 - $199,999	547	4.50%
More than $200,000	293	2.41%
Median Household Income	$52,888	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$66,613	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,301	-
Less than $10,000	216	2.60%
$10,000 - $14,999	238	2.87%
$15,000 - $24,999	323	3.89%
$25,000 - $34,999	895	10.78%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,107	13.34%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,717	20.68%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,370	16.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,664	20.05%
$150,000 - $199,999	492	5.93%
More than $200,000	279	3.36%

Median Family Income	$70,552	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$80,706	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,904	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,476	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,476	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,589	-
With health insurance coverage	28,639	90.66%
Public coverage	10,866	34.40%
Private health insurance	22,488	71.19%
Without health insurance coverage	2,950	9.34%

Housing

There are 14,190 housing units in Amherst County Public Schools area, Virginia with 12,160 units (85.69%) occupied. 9,378 houses (77.12%) are occupied by owner and 2,782 houses (22.88%) are rented. The average housing value is $155,600 and the average rental cost is $728. 189 houses (1.33%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,992 houses (14.04%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,190	-
Occupied	12,160	85.69%
Owner Occupied	9,378	77.12%
Renter Occupied	2,782	22.88%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,000	77.52%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	181	1.28%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,288	9.08%
Mobile Homes	1,721	12.13%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,190	-
Built 2014 or later	189	1.33%
Built 2010 - 2013	282	1.99%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,447	10.20%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,304	16.24%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,332	16.43%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,715	19.13%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,702	11.99%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,227	8.65%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,992	14.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,190	-
1 room	73	0.51%
2 rooms	50	0.35%
3 rooms	773	5.45%
4 rooms	1,979	13.95%
5 rooms	3,601	25.38%
6 rooms	2,845	20.05%
7 rooms	1,911	13.47%
8 rooms	1,354	9.54%
9 rooms or more	1,604	11.30%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,190	-
no bedroom	76	0.54%
1 bedroom	785	5.53%
2 bedrooms	3,306	23.30%
3 bedrooms	7,725	54.44%
4 bedrooms	1,870	13.18%
5 bedrooms or more	428	3.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,378	-
Less than $50,000	610	6.50%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,447	15.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,283	24.34%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,493	26.58%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,491	15.90%
$300,000 - $499,999	813	8.67%
$500,000 - $999,999	229	2.44%
$1,000,000 or more	12	0.13%
Median House Value	$155,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,429	-
Less than $500	303	12.47%
$500 - $999	1,748	71.96%
$1,000 - $1,499	335	13.79%
$1,500 - $1,999	12	0.49%
$2,000 - $2,499	31	1.28%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$728	-

Demographic

A total of 31,775 people lives in Amherst County Public Schools area, Virginia with 15,290 male and 16,485 female. The males to female ratio is 48.12 to 51.88. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	31,775	-
Male	15,290	48.12%
Female	16,485	51.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	31,775	-
Under 5 years	1,724	5.43%
5 - 9 years	1,507	4.74%
10 - 14 years	2,003	6.30%
15 - 19 years	1,816	5.72%
20 - 24 years	2,002	6.30%
25 - 34 years	3,417	10.75%
35 - 44 years	3,500	11.01%
45 - 54 years	4,399	13.84%
55 - 59 years	2,566	8.08%
60 - 64 years	2,309	7.27%
65 - 74 years	3,739	11.77%
75 - 84 years	2,056	6.47%
85 years and older	737	2.32%
Median Age	44.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	31,775	-
One Race	30,769	96.83%
White	24,381	76.73%
Black or African American	5,709	17.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native	212	0.67%
Asian	162	0.51%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19	0.06%
Other	286	0.90%

Two or more races	1,006	3.17%
White and Black or African American	503	1.58%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	173	0.54%
White and Asian	90	0.28%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	61	0.19%