Amherst County, VA Population

Overview

31,381

Total Population

44.9

Median age

51.71%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

814

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Amherst County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Amherst County is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Amherst County's population under 18 was 19.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Amherst County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Amherst County, 16.34% were under the age of 15, 16.97% aged 15 to 29, 45.98% aged 30 to 64, 18.66% aged 65 to 84, and 2.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,073 more females than males in Amherst County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.71% females and 48.29% males in Amherst County, VA.
The Amherst County, VA gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,247.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,315.

Amherst County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Amherst County population: 75.82% are White, 18.56% are Black or African American, 0.80% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.70% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.14% are some other race and 2.92% are multiracial.
Amherst County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 814 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 30,567 (97.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Amherst County is White with a population of 23,792 (75.82% of the total population).

Amherst County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 32,663 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Amherst County's population increased by 506 (1.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Amherst County's population decreased by 1,080 (3.33%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Amherst County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 31,309.