More about AmherstAmherst is a town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 34,874. It is located in the Connecticut River valley. It is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, three of the Five Colleges. The name of the town is properly pronounced without the h: "Ammerst". For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Amherst, please see the articles on Amherst Center, North Amherst, and South Amherst. Amherst Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 34,874 people, 9,174 households, and 4,550 families residing in the town. The population density is 485.7/km² (1,258.2/mi²). There are 9,427 housing units at an average density of 131.3/km² (340.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 79.33% White, 5.10% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 9.02% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 2.89% from other races, and 3.35% from two or more races. 6.19% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 9,174 households out of which 27.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% are married couples living together, 10.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 50.4% are non-families. 28.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.45 and the average family size is 2.97. In the town the population is spread out with 12.8% under the age of 18, 50.0% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 13.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 22 years. For every 100 females there are 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $40,017, and the median income for a family is $61,237. Males have a median income of $44,795 versus $32,672 for females. The per capita income for the town is $17,427. 20.2% of the population and 7.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.3% of those under the age of 18 and 3.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Of residents 25 years old or older, 41.7% have a graduate or professional degree, and only 4.9% did not graduate from high school. The largest industry is education, health, and social services, in which 51.9% of employed persons work. These statistics are seriously affected by the large student population, and would look very different if they included only full-time residents of the town. Today...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning...Then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Tonight...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph...Diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight. Sunday...Sunny. Highs around 80. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunday Night...Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph...Becoming southeast after midnight. Monday...Sunny in the morning...Then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds around 5 mph...Becoming southwest in the afternoon. Monday Night...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Tuesday...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Tuesday Night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Wednesday...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the upper 50s. Wednesday Night...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the upper 50s. Thursday...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Thursday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Friday...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.
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