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Population for Amherst: 1,099

Total Males: 478
Total Females: 621
Total Households: 344
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Brief Information About Amherst

Amherst is a city in Lamb County, Texas. It has a total area of 0.8 square mile, all of which is land. The settlement was platted in 1923, and the post office opened the next year.

Agriculture, manufacturing and transportation are the major contributors to the local economy. Amherst School is the local public school. The closest hospital is Lamb Healthcare Center, located about 10 miles away, in Littlefield. The cost of living here 25.90% lower than the country average.

This place gets about 19 inches of rain annually. The number of days with measurable precipitation is 44. Snowfall is about 6 inches annually.

ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES OF Amherst, TX (2020)
Label Estimate Margin of Error Percent Percent Margin of Error
  SEX AND AGE
      Total population 1,099 ±401 1,099% (x)
            Male 478 ±157 44% ±8
            Female 621 ±275 57% ±8
            Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 77 ±27 (x) (x)
            Under 5 years 31 ±20 3% ±2
            5 to 9 years 126 ±85 12% ±5
            10 to 14 years 94 ±81 9% ±5
            15 to 19 years 60 ±38 6% ±4
            20 to 24 years 66 ±45 6% ±3
            25 to 34 years 156 ±74 14% ±5
            35 to 44 years 155 ±104 14% ±6
            45 to 54 years 140 ±58 13% ±5
            55 to 59 years 69 ±47 6% ±3
            60 to 64 years 22 ±16 2% ±2
            65 to 74 years 85 ±35 8% ±4
            75 to 84 years 43 ±24 4% ±3
            85 years and over 52 ±38 5% ±4
            Median age (years) 37 ±7 (x) (x)
            Under 18 years 287 ±164 26% ±7
            16 years and over 845 ±270 77% ±8
            18 years and over 812 ±262 74% ±7
            21 years and over 786 ±259 72% ±7
            62 years and over 188 ±66 17% ±8
            65 years and over 180 ±66 16% ±8
        18 years and over 812 ±262 812 (x)
              Male 330 ±92 41% ±10
              Female 482 ±203 59% ±10
              Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 69 ±28 (x) (x)
        65 years and over 180 ±66 180 (x)
              Male 77 ±42 43% ±13
              Female 103 ±36 57% ±13
              Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 75 ±38 (x) (x)
  RACE
      Total population 1,099 ±401 1,099% (x)
              One race 1,006 ±392 92% ±8
              Two or more races 93 ±84 9% ±8
          One race 1,006 ±392 92% ±8
                White 899 ±383 82% ±11
                Black or African American 85 ±61 8% ±6
          American Indian and Alaska Native 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Cherokee tribal grouping 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Chippewa tribal grouping 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Navajo tribal grouping 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Sioux tribal grouping 0 ±14 0% ±4
          Asian 22 ±28 2% ±3
                Asian Indian 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Chinese 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Filipino 22 ±28 2% ±3
                Japanese 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Korean 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Vietnamese 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Other Asian 0 ±14 0% ±4
          Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Native Hawaiian 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Chamorro 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Samoan 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Other Pacific Islander 0 ±14 0% ±4
            Some other race 0 ±14 0% ±4
          Two or more races 93 ±84 9% ±8
                White and Black or African American 0 ±14 0% ±4
                White and American Indian and Alaska Native 0 ±14 0% ±4
                White and Asian 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native 0 ±14 0% ±4
  Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
        Total population 1,099 ±401 1,099% (x)
                White 992 ±393 90% ±7
                Black or African American 85 ±61 8% ±6
                American Indian and Alaska Native 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Asian 22 ±28 2% ±3
                Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Some other race 93 ±84 9% ±8
  HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
        Total population 1,099 ±401 1,099% (x)
              Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 743 ±395 68% ±15
                    Mexican 722 ±395 66% ±16
                    Puerto Rican 0 ±14 0% ±4
                    Cuban 0 ±14 0% ±4
                    Other Hispanic or Latino 21 ±27 2% ±3
              Not Hispanic or Latino 356 ±118 32% ±15
                    White alone 266 ±98 24% ±12
                    Black or African American alone 85 ±61 8% ±6
                    American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±14 0% ±4
                    Asian alone 5 ±8 1% ±1
                    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±14 0% ±4
                    Some other race alone 0 ±14 0% ±4
                Two or more races 0 ±14 0% ±4
                      Two races including Some other race 0 ±14 0% ±4
                      Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races 0 ±14 0% ±4
        Total housing units 344 ±75 (x) (x)
  CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION
        Citizen, 18 and over population 513 ±127 513 (x)
                Male 248 ±79 48% ±8
                Female 265 ±74 52% ±8

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