Household Types in the Town of Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Town)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family234.438861%43.999795%34.438861%34.4%3,0849.380235%10.210786%9.380235%9.4%8402.758236%3.912880%2.758236%2.8%24728.475712%30.536545%28.475712%28.5%2,55024.946957%11.339995%24.946957%24.9%2,234
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads64.453738%68.413566%64.453738%64.5%1,23329.691584%24.039829%29.691584%29.7%5685.854679%7.546605%5.854679%5.9%112

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children221.362367%22.852792%21.362367%21.4%1,91378.481295%76.320832%78.481295%78.5%7,028
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountMixed3Asian3White4Hispanic5Black3Other3-14.457831%-0.000000%-19.277108%-0.000000%-11.485452%-6.431853%-20.214395%-7.197550%-33.734940%34%66.265060%54.670750%66.265060%66%83-10.266160%-1.235741%-19.676806%-21.482890%-10.131234%-3.622047%-17.270341%-18.320210%-52.661597%53%47.338403%50.656168%47.338403%47%1,052-7.638586%-3.099083%-29.870508%-26.218536%-9.854001%-3.897762%-30.640796%-10.864179%-66.826713%67%33.173287%44.743262%33.173287%33%6,873-21.254355%-0.000000%-18.466899%-31.010453%-14.977221%-3.587699%-35.136674%-18.280182%-70.731707%71%29.268293%28.018223%29.268293%29%287-23.263889%-0.000000%-31.423611%-19.097222%-15.996967%-3.108415%-41.622441%-11.751327%-73.784722%74%26.215278%27.520849%26.215278%26%576-0.000000%-25.000000%-47.619048%-8.333333%-16.045845%-7.736390%-41.547278%-16.045845%-80.952381%81%19.047619%18.624642%19.047619%19%84
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in the Town of Amherst

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
33.0%34.2%35.4%36.5%37.7%38.9%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
9.4%10.0%10.6%11.1%11.7%12.2%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.6%3.1%3.6%4.1%4.6%5.2%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
20.19%20.67%21.15%21.62%22.10%22.58%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
23.6%25.4%27.1%28.8%30.6%32.3%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.9%21.9%22.8%23.8%24.7%25.7%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in the Town of Amherst

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%12%21%30%38%48%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.2%4.5%6.7%8.9%11.2%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.3%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22%31%40%49%58%67%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
9.3%13.8%18.4%22.9%27.4%32.0%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%23%30%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in the Town of Amherst

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%19%35%51%67%83%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.0%4.1%6.1%8.1%10.2%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%20%32%44%56%69%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%60%
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Map of Household Types by Block in the Town of Amherst

Married Household Types by Block#23

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#24

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#25

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

One-Person Household Types by Block#26

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#27

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in the Town of Amherst

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Amherst (1 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, the Town of Amherst, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst.

Married by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Amherst, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Amherst, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsHampshireSpringfieldSouth AmherstAmherst-PelhamAmherstAmherstNorth Amherst48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M43.999795%43.999795%44%25,71725.7k42.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k38.861785%38.861785%39%590591138.498417%38.498417%38%4,25634.438861%34.438861%34%3,08434.438861%34.438861%34%3,08433.052588%33.052588%33%5885892
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Springfield Area

There are 43 county subdivisions in the Springfield Area. This section compares the Town of Amherst to all of the county subdivisions in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst.

Married by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%Count#WesthamptonRussellMontgomeryLongmeadowGranvilleWilbrahamTollandChesterHampdenBlandfordPelhamSouthwickMiddlefieldGoshenHuntingtonBelchertownHollandLudlowE LongmeadowChesterfieldGranbySouthamptonMonsonBrimfieldPlainfieldTown of WalesHatfieldAgawam TownWestfieldUnited StatesWilliamsburgNew EnglandWorthingtonNortheastMassachusettsCummingtonTown of WarePalmer TownHampshireHadleyS HadleySpringfieldEasthampton TownW Springfield TownChicopeeAmherst-PelhamNorthamptonAmherstAmherstHolyokeSpringfield70.045386%70.045386%70%463167.811935%67.811935%68%375267.469880%67.469880%67%224365.919440%65.919440%66%3,764465.309446%65.309446%65%401565.307295%65.307295%65%3,411665.116279%65.116279%65%168764.778761%64.778761%65%366864.499213%64.499213%64%1,230960.769231%60.769231%61%3161059.474672%59.474672%59%3171159.135938%59.135938%59%2,1491259.130435%59.130435%59%1361358.932238%58.932238%59%2871458.385876%58.385876%58%4631558.367492%58.367492%58%3,2751656.827731%56.827731%57%5411756.525000%56.525000%57%4,5221856.275771%56.275771%56%3,4121955.468750%55.468750%55%2842055.395106%55.395106%55%1,3812154.738956%54.738956%55%1,3632253.879813%53.879813%54%1,8472352.744311%52.744311%53%7882450.557621%50.557621%51%1362550.125000%50.125000%50%4012649.181401%49.181401%49%7512749.014715%49.014715%49%5,6962848.636845%48.636845%49%7,3502948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.971145%47.971145%48%5323047.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.173145%47.173145%47%2673147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.913462%45.913462%46%1913244.810065%44.810065%45%1,8523344.163384%44.163384%44%2,1303443.999795%43.999795%44%25,71725.7k43.299869%43.299869%43%9923542.513999%42.513999%43%2,8853642.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k40.196621%40.196621%40%2,9033739.716251%39.716251%40%4,6193839.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163938.498417%38.498417%38%4,25636.562830%36.562830%37%4,1554034.438861%34.438861%34%3,08434.438861%34.438861%34%3,0844133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534229.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k43
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Married by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%Count#AndoverBillericaNewtonShrewsburyChelmsfordPlymouthNatickDartmouthMethuen TownBraintree TownArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsBeverlyHampshireMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineSpringfieldFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettChicopeeQuincyRevereAmherst-PelhamLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellAmherstAmherstWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston64.299204%64.299204%64%7,831162.531106%62.531106%63%8,795261.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k360.422961%60.422961%60%7,800459.126433%59.126433%59%8,095557.330166%57.330166%57%12,54912.5k655.385600%55.385600%55%7,785753.731735%53.731735%54%6,141853.271243%53.271243%53%9,266950.897073%50.897073%51%7,0071050.884624%50.884624%51%9,4911150.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141249.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001349.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561448.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501548.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.999795%43.999795%44%25,71725.7k43.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2642.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k41.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163238.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3338.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073438.498417%38.498417%38%4,25637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3537.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3635.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883735.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473834.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k3934.438861%34.438861%34%3,08434.438861%34.438861%34%3,0844033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#46

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivAmherstUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandNortheastMassachusettsGreeceQueensHampshireSpringfieldYonkersManchesterQuincyAmherst-PelhamElizabethJersey CityBrooklynLynnBrocktonLowellPatersonAmherstAmherstWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1549.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1844.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1943.999795%43.999795%44%25,71725.7k42.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k40.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2039.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.498417%38.498417%38%4,25638.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2734.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2934.438861%34.438861%34%3,08434.438861%34.438861%34%3,08433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#52

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San BernardinoUnited StatesNew EnglandSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyNortheastMassachusettsEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaHampshireSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasSpringfieldLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleAmherst-PelhamBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiAmherstAmherstDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1149.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.999795%43.999795%44%25,71725.7k43.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.327070%42.327070%42%99,72399.7k42.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3038.498417%38.498417%38%4,25637.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3434.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3734.438861%34.438861%34%3,08434.438861%34.438861%34%3,08433.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4127.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Town of Amherst. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Hampshire
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Unincorporated Places:
Amherst Center, North Amherst, South Amherst
ZIP Codes:
01002, 01003
Elementary School District:
Amherst
Secondary School District:
Amherst-Pelham
Neighborhoods:
North Amherst, South Amherst
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-3rd Hampshire
Neighboring Towns:
Belchertown, Granby, Hadley, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Sunderland
Nearby Towns:
Deerfield, Hatfield, Ludlow, New Salem, Ware, Whately, Williamsburg