Amherst, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
Amherst: | $180,709 |
Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 265 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 222 (6 farm, 216 nonfarm))
Houses: 148 (109 occupied: 97 owner occupied, 12 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 26% |
Housing density: 4 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $487,314.
Median contract rent in 2022: $352 (lower quartile is $228, upper quartile is $616)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $855
Median gross rent in Amherst, ME in 2022: $614
Housing units in Amherst with a mortgage: 36 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 53,242- In family households: 41,498 (10,359 male householders, 4,475 female householders)
11,849 spouses, 11,906 children (10,829 natural, 403 adopted, 674 stepchildren), 604 grandchildren, 212 brothers or sisters, 297 parents, foster children, 290 other relatives, 1,303 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11,744 (4,265 male householders (3,191 living alone)), 5,122 female householders (4,160 living alone)), 2,357 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,176 (318 institutionalized population)
8,022 married couples with children.
2,689 single-parent households (801 men, 1,888 women).
97.7% of residents of Amherst speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 5 (2.0%)
(20.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 5.2 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Amherst, Maine
- 2no bedroom
- 121 bedroom
- 392 bedrooms
- 383 bedrooms
- 44 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 41 bedroom
- 22 bedrooms
- 63 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 5no vehicle
- 411 vehicle
- 392 vehicles
- 103 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Amherst in renter-occupied apartments
- 2no vehicle
- 81 vehicle
- 02 vehicles
- 23 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Amherst, Maine
- 01 room
- 42 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 264 rooms
- 205 rooms
- 206 rooms
- 127 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 69+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amherst, Maine
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 23 rooms
- 04 rooms
- 45 rooms
- 46 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Amherst, ME household income distribution
- 9,739Less than $10,000
- 18,128$10,000 to $19,999
- 18,780$20,000 to $29,999
- 18,677$30,000 to $39,999
- 18,726$40,000 to $49,999
- 18,741$50,000 to $59,999
- 23,648$60,000 to $74,999
- 35,691$75,000 to $99,999
- 25,782$100,000 to $124,999
- 17,198$125,000 to $149,999
- 18,998$150,000 to $199,999
- 19,642$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 54.7%
Number of people working at home: 13 (13.7% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 11
- 5 to 9 minutes: 8
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2
- 15 to 19 minutes: 9
- 20 to 24 minutes: 8
- 25 to 29 minutes: 0
- 30 to 34 minutes: 8
- 35 to 39 minutes: 5
- 40 to 44 minutes: 4
- 45 to 59 minutes: 28
- 60 to 89 minutes: 0
- 90 or more minutes: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 59 (68.6%)
- Carpooled: 15 (17.4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (1.2%)
- Walked: 7 (8.1%)
- Other means: 3 (3.5%)
- Worked at home: 1 (1.2%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Amherst, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 31980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 1Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 53 (21.4%)
- Irish: 46 (18.5%)
- German: 32 (12.9%)
- French: 26 (10.5%)
- Other: 22 (8.9%)
- United States: 15 (6.0%)
- Swedish: 9 (3.6%)
- Scottish: 8 (3.2%)
- Polish: 7 (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish: 7 (2.8%)
- Dutch: 6 (2.4%)
- Italian: 6 (2.4%)
- Russian: 4 (1.6%)
- French Canadian: 3 (1.2%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.8%)
- Portuguese: 2 (0.8%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Amherst: | 75.0% (3) |
Maine: | 0.9% (338) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 154
- Other state: 64
- Northeast: 47
- Midwest: 9
- South: 6
- West: 2
70% of Amherst residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 2
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 15
- 11th grade: 5
- 12th grade, no diploma: 2
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 45
- Less than 1 year of college: 6
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8
- Associate degree: 9
- Bachelor's degree: 5
- Master's degree: 1
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 0
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 5
- 11th grade: 4
- 12th grade, no diploma: 0
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 31
- Less than 1 year of college: 4
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 15
- Associate degree: 9
- Bachelor's degree: 7
- Master's degree: 2
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 130
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,916
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.8%
- 61.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 32.0%Wood
- 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%Electricity
- 50.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 33.3%Wood
- 16.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 0.0% |
Maine: | 6.9% |
Here: | 6.7% |
Maine: | 8.9% |
Here: | 0.0% |
Maine: | 28.3% |