Amherst city, OH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 12,740 ( 719 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.1 square miles
Population density: 1798.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,832	85.02%	2.0%
Black:	252	1.98%	231.6%
Indian:	5	0.04%	77.3%
Asian:	341	2.68%	315.9%
2+ races:	424	3.33%	190.4%
Hispanic:	879	6.90%	39.1%

Total non-White:	1,908	14.98%	98.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-226	-2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	945	9.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,021
11,058	91.99%
76	0.63%
22	0.18%
82	0.68%
146	1.21%
632	5.26%
963	8.01%

2000
11,881
11,275	94.90%
0	0.00%
16	0.13%
58	0.49%
151	1.27%
381	3.21%
606	5.10%

1990
10,332
10,069	97.45%
4	0.04%
0	0.00%
55	0.53%
n/a
204	1.97%
263	2.55%

1980
10,638
10,489	98.60%
7	0.07%
0	0.00%
22	0.21%
n/a
120	1.13%
149	1.40%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-217	-1.8
357	3.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,206	11.7
343	3.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-420	-3.9
114	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Amherst city, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.3
2,541	19.9%
10,199	80.1%
2,824	22.2%

4,811
2.62

3,276	68.1%
2,723	83.1%
57	1.7%
1,535	31.9%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
2,660	22.1%
9,361	77.9%
2,136	17.8%

4,772
2.50

3,463	72.6%
2,754	79.5%
260	7.5%
1,309	27.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
3,113	26.2%
8,768	73.8%
1,848	15.6%

4,442
2.64

3,436	77.4%
3,000	87.3%
178	5.2%
1,006	22.6%

1990
Number	Percent
37.5
2,524	24.4%
7,808	75.6%
1,534	14.8%

3,738
2.71

2,888	77.3%
2,592	89.8%
110	3.8%
850	22.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
3,218	30.3%
7,420	69.7%
1,083	10.2%

3,586
2.94

2,978	83.0%
2,640	88.7%
163	5.5%
608	17.0%

2022 Housing Data for Amherst city, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	103	2.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	94	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	303	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	87	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	117	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	160	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	113	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	53	1.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	213	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	331	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	494	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	647	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	584	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	372	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	487	10.1%
$200,000 or more	653	13.6%

Median Household Income	86,250
Per Capita Income	45,500

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	227	4.7%
Public Assistance	61	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	228	4.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,443	75.7%
Unemployed	257	3.6%
In Armed Forces	43	0.6%

Total Labor Force	5,743	79.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,445	20.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,255	1,545	59.3%
Non-Profit	230	538	29.9%
Self-Employed	123	115	51.7%

Local Government	352	449	43.9%
State Government	183	33	84.7%
Federal Government	216	116	65.1%

Total Private + Self	2,378	1,660	58.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	981	1,136	46.3%
Total	3,359	2,796	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	21.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	690	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,426	23.2%
Professional, Technical	1,818	29.5%
Service Occupations	1,007	16.4%
All others	1,214	19.7%

White Collar		63.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	887	14.4%
Retail trade	849	13.8%
Manufacturing	761	12.4%
Educational services	609	9.9%
Public administration	505	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	425	6.9%
Construction	374	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	370	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	324	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	243	3.9%
Other services	220	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	170	2.8%
Wholesale trade	135	2.2%
Finance and insurance	92	1.5%
Information	89	1.4%
Utilities	47	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	0.6%
Management	18	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	268	2.10%
Puerto Rican	560	4.40%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	51	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	125	0.98%
Indian	100	0.78%
Laotian	61	0.48%
Thai	47	0.37%
Korean	7	0.05%
Filipino	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,665	95.9%
Chinese	125	1.0%
Spanish	121	1.0%
Other Indo-European	100	0.8%
Other Asian	76	0.6%
Other	28	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	28	0.2%
Korean	7	0.1%
German, other Germanic	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,182	25.0%
Irish	1,727	13.6%
English	1,626	12.8%
Polish	1,501	11.8%
Hungarian	1,446	11.4%
Italian	1,125	8.8%
American	1,062	8.3%
Slovak	343	2.7%
Croatian	258	2.0%
Scottish	247	1.9%
French	227	1.8%
European	169	1.3%
Welsh	117	0.9%
Ukrainian	113	0.9%
Serbian	91	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,661	99.4%
Not a citizen	79	0.6%

Native	12,161	95.5%
Foreign-born	579	4.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
54	0.6%	359	3.9%	2,647	28.6%	3,304	35.7%	1,925	20.8%	974	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	54	0.6%
9-12 Years	359	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,647	28.6%
Some College	3,304	35.7%
Bach. Degree	1,925	20.8%
Grad Degree	974	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +589	R +48	D + 0.9%
D +541
2020 vs. 2012	R +897	R +1,071	R + 14.6%
D -174
2020 vs. 2008	R +869	R +1,245	R + 16.9%
D -376

2016 vs. 2008	R +280	R +1,197	R + 17.8%
D -917
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,144	53.9%	Joe Biden (D)	3,433	44.6%	117	1.5%	7,694	1	7	0.13%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	3,555	52.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,892	42.6%	345	5.1%	6,792	1	6	0.12%
2012	74%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,607	51.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,247	46.5%	124	1.8%	6,978	-1	-1	0.12%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	3,809	52.8%	John McCain (R)	3,275	45.4%	127	1.8%	7,211	-1	0	0.13%
2004	76%	John Kerry (D)	3,482	51.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,328	48.7%	23	0.3%	6,833	-2	-2	0.12%
2000	68%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,943	49.7%	George W. Bush (R)	2,762	46.6%	216	3.6%	5,921	-3	-1	0.13%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Amherst city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,433

44.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,144

53.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,694

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Amherst city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,892

42.6%

Donald Trump (R)

3,555

52.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

260

3.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

6,792

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Amherst city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,607

51.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,247

46.5%

Other

124

1.8%

TOTAL

6,978

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Amherst city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,809

52.8%

John McCain (R)

3,275

45.4%

Other

127

1.8%

TOTAL

7,211

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Amherst city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,328

48.7%

John Kerry (D)

3,482

51.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,833

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Amherst city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,762

46.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,943

49.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

155

2.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

5,921

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Amherst city, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	57%	J.D. Vance (R)	2,847	50.4%	Tim Ryan (D)	2,798	49.6%	0	0.0%	5,645	-3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	56%	Mike DeWine* (R)	3,534	62.9%	Nan Whaley (D)	2,080	37.1%	0	0.0%	5,614	1	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	57%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	3,269	58.1%	Jim Renacci (R)	2,360	41.9%	0	0.0%	5,629	-5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Richard Cordray (D)	2,840	49.8%	Mike DeWine (R)	2,691	47.2%	171 [+]	3.0%	5,702	-3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 121 (2.1%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 50 (0.9%);
2016	S3	69%	Rob Portman* (R)	3,937	59.2%	Ted Strickland (D)	2,383	35.8%	335 [+]	5.0%	6,655	1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Tom Connors (I) 135 (2.0%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 110 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 90 (1.4%);
2014	G	41%	John Kasich* (R)	2,465	62.6%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	1,369	34.8%	105 [+]	2.7%	3,939	-1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 105 (2.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,094
Median Value	$202,700

Occupied	4,811	94.4%
Vacant	283	5.6%

Owned	4,148	86.2%
Rented	663	13.8%
Median Rent	$766

Single-Family Units	4,542	89.2%
Detached	4,294	84.3%
Attached	248	4.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	311	6.1%
Mobile Homes	134	2.6%

Amherst city, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Amherst city, OH

2022 Housing Data for Amherst city, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Amherst city, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Amherst city, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Amherst city, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Amherst city, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Amherst city, OH