01003 Zip Code (Amherst Center, MA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 11,985

Houses and condos: 92
Renter-occupied apartments: 19
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 01003: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 16,848 people per square mile

(very high).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 01003:

• High school or higher: 99.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 38.8%
• Unemployed: 15.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 01003:

• Never married: 99.6%
• Now married: 0.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.0%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 01003, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $9,535 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$9,535
State:	$62,877

Salary/wage: $10,365 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$10,365
State:	$52,969

Taxable interest for individuals: $200 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$200
Massachusetts:	$1,945

Total itemized deductions: $943 (10% of AGI, reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$943
State:	$22,573

Here:	10.4% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Total tax: $891 (reported on 54.5% of returns)

01003:	$891
State:	$11,494

Earned income credit: $294 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$294
State:	$1,518

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 31.7%

Here:	32%
State:	58%

Nearest zip codes: 01035, 01002, 01375, 01038, 01054, 01088.
North Amherst Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 18

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 6,245 (11 now married, 6,376 unmarried)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 01003 household income distribution in 2022

• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$200,000 or more

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $526,293

Here:	$526,293
State:	$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $585,040

Here:	$585,040
State:	$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $508,226

Here:	$508,226
State:	$594,808

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $258,548

Here:	$258,548
State:	$555,768

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14
• 3 or 4: 42
• 10 to 19: 15
• 20 to 49: 4
• 50 or more: 17

Unemployment: 15.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 01003

• 9.0%243Drove a car alone
• 2.1%58Carpooled
• 3.4%91Bus or trolley bus
• 1.2%32Taxi
• 1.4%38Bicycle
• 60.7%1,645Walked
• 21.6%584Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 01003

• 285Less than 5 minutes
• 6475 to 9 minutes
• 60010 to 14 minutes
• 33615 to 19 minutes
• 8720 to 24 minutes
• 9630 to 34 minutes
• 1935 to 39 minutes
• 840 to 44 minutes
• 1945 to 59 minutes
• 760 to 89 minutes
• 3690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 11,985

• Male householders: 4 (0 living alone), Female householders: 16 (0 living alone)

• 22 spouses (22 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12,416 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 19 2-persons

74.0% of residents of 01003 zip code speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% very well, 2% well, 2% not well).
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 14% well).
11.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% very well, 22% well, 1% not well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (96% very well, 4% well).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 6,304
• Northeast: 2,148
• Midwest: 454
• South: 487
• West: 429

32% of the 01003 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different state.

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,974

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (AMHERST, MA):

• UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (220 MIDDLESEX HOUSE) : $5,192,124 in 13 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  Contracts for Other Professional Services, Program Management/Support Services by Department of Defense, Federal Technology Service, National Institutes of Health, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $499,231; 2001: $0; 2002: $1,155,902; 2003: $549,231; 2004: $1,233,214; 2005: $985,315; 2006: $769,231.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,155,902 with Department of Defense for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2002-09-25. Completion date: 2004-02-07.
  $865,385 with Federal Technology Service for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2005-09-21. Completion date: 2006-09-14.
  $769,231, same as above. Signed on 2006-09-12. Completion date: 2007-09-14.
  $769,231, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2005-09-14.
  

• MASSACHUSETS SMALL BUISINESS D (NO DATA FROM D AND B)
  8 employees, $0 revenue: $629,587 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2004

  $253,427 with Small Business Administration for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2003-11-17. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $239,366, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-30. Effective on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $239,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
  -$102,206, same as above. Signed on 2004-05-07. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  

• MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF ( (215 WHITMORE ADM BLVD) : $213,499 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2005

  $76,399 with Air Force for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2005-01-27. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $68,596, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-03. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $64,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2003-05-15.
  $4,504 with Air Force for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  

• OFFICE OF GRANT & CONTRACT ADM (MARSTON HL RM 127) : $125,712 in 2 contracts in 2003

  $90,000 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Other Professional Services. Taking place in ME. Signed on 2003-04-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
  $35,712 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
  

• UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (128 THOMPSON HL)

  $41,000 with Bureau of the Census for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2000-02-15. Completion date: 2001-03-15.

• UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (405 GOODELL)

  $10,000 with National Institutes of Health for . Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-11-16. Completion date: 2006-05-31.

• MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF (308 COMMONWEALTH AVE)

  $5,300 with Army for Advertising Services. Signed on 2004-03-02. Completion date: 2004-09-30.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Business Associations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Professional Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Travel Agencies (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (1-4: 1)

Businesses in zip code 01003

• Circle K: 1
• FedEx: 3
• UPS: 8