Amherst, TX Population

Overview

1,099

Total Population

37.2

Median age

56.51%

Female population %

77:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

743

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Amherst is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Amherst's population under 18 was 26.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Amherst's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Amherst, 22.84% were under the age of 15, 18.56% aged 15 to 29, 42.22% aged 30 to 64, 11.65% aged 65 to 84, and 4.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 143 more females than males in Amherst:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.51% females and 43.49% males in Amherst, TX.
The Amherst, TX gender ratio is 77:100 i.e. 77 men to 100 women (0.770).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 77.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 95.

Amherst's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Amherst population: 81.80% are White, 7.73% are Black or African American, 2% are Asian and 8.46% are multiracial.
Amherst's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 743 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 356 (32.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Amherst is White with a population of 899 (81.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 793 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Amherst's population decreased by 73 (9.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Amherst's population decreased by 49 (6.81%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 652.