Amherst, Texas

Demographics

People

Total Population	788
Male Share of the Population	47.2%
Female Share of the Population	52.8%
Senior Citizens	18.1%
Employed Population 16+	282
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	56.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	9.9%
Median Earnings25+	$25,729
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$23,875
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$0

Wealth

Median Family Income	$51,438
% Above Poverty Level	75.5%
% Below Poverty Level	24.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	15 minutes
% Working from Home	6.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	31%
Median Gross Rent	$0
Median House Value	$50,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	64.8%
Irish	10.4%
German	10.2%
English	2%
African	1%
Swedish	0.8%
Italian	0.8%
Canadian	0.6%
Welsh	0.5%
Scottish	0.3%
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Amherst Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lamb County
Standard Zip Codes	79312
Phone Area Codes	806
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	34.01
Approximate Longitude	-102.41

Amherst Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LITTLEFIELD 2 NW
Distance	6.5 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 53 F
Apr Temp	41 to 74 F
Jul Temp	64 to 92 F
Oct Temp	44 to 75 F
Annual Precip	18.6 inches

Station	OLTON
Distance	20.1 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 51 F
Apr Temp	41 to 72 F
Jul Temp	63 to 90 F
Oct Temp	43 to 73 F
Annual Precip	17.9 inches

Station	MORTON
Distance	28.6 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 53 F
Apr Temp	41 to 74 F
Jul Temp	64 to 91 F
Oct Temp	44 to 74 F
Annual Precip	18.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Anton	1,224	$37,000
Earth	1,064	$58,229
Littlefield	6,178	$50,692
Olton	1,902	$35,833
Springlake	92	$51,750
Sudan	1,077	$54,667

Amherst Public Schools

Amherst School
101 N Main St
ZIP: 79312
(806) 246-3221
Other
Total Enrollment 160

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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