Amherst, VA Population

Overview

2,504

Total Population

51.0

Median age

50.40%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

80.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

211

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Amherst is 51.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Amherst's population under 18 was 16.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Amherst's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Amherst, 13.54% were under the age of 15, 13.18% aged 15 to 29, 42.33% aged 30 to 64, 27.16% aged 65 to 84, and 3.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 more females than males in Amherst:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.40% females and 49.60% males in Amherst, VA.
The Amherst, VA gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 178.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 121.

Amherst's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Amherst population: 78.39% are White, 20.29% are Black or African American, 0.16% are Asian, 0.20% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.24% are some other race and 0.72% are multiracial.
Amherst's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 211 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,293 (91.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Amherst is White with a population of 1,963 (78.39% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,263 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Amherst's population decreased by 31 (1.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Amherst's population decreased by 122 (5.47%), 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 2020 at 2,110.