Amherst County, VA

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2023 Population

31,385

0.13% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AMark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ATim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Employed Population

14,903

0.501% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Amherst County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Amherst County, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Amherst County, VA are Sweet Briar College (73 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Amherst County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Amherst County, VA was N/A per household.

Amherst County, VA borders Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, and Lynchburg city, VA.

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Population & Diversity

Amherst County, VA is home to a population of 31.4k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Amherst County, VA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Amherst County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Amherst County, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Amherst County, VA employs 14.9k people. The largest industries in Amherst County, VA are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,265 people), Manufacturing (2,053 people), and Retail Trade (1,826 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($91,741), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($71,058), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,021).

Employment

Occupations

14.9k

2023 Value

± 864

−0.501%

1 Year decline

± 8.15%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Amherst County, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,641 people), Management Occupations (1,492 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,446 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Amherst County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.9k

2023 Value

± 864

−0.501%

1 Year decline

± 8.15%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Amherst County, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,265 people), Manufacturing (2,053 people), and Retail Trade (1,826 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Amherst County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Amherst County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($71,635), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,571), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,021).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($55,536), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,274), and Manufacturing ($50,735).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

N/AMark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

N/ATim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Amherst County, VA awarded 73 degrees. The student population of Amherst County, VA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Amherst County, VA are White (56 and 81.2%), followed by Black or African American (5 and 7.25%), Unknown (4 and 5.8%), and Asian (2 and 2.9%).

The largest universities in Amherst County, VA by number of degrees awarded are Sweet Briar College (73 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Amherst County, VA are General Biological Sciences (16 and 21.9%), General Psychology (8 and 11%), and General Business (7 and 9.59%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
7 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
16 degrees awarded
General Psychology
8 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Amherst County, VA was General Business with 7 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Amherst County, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Sweet Briar College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

73 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Sweet Briar College with 73 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Amherst County, VA, which is 0 times less than the 73 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 56 degrees mean that there were 11.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 5 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.884% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.904% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Amherst County, VA have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Amherst County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Amherst County, VA is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Amherst County, VA was Census Tract 103 with a value of $79,176, followed by Census Tract 106 and Census Tract 104.02, with respective values of $71,899 and $68,210.

In 2023, 10.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Amherst County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.321%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Amherst County, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 103
Census Tract 106
Census Tract 104.02

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Amherst County, VA was Census Tract 103 with a value of $79,176, followed by Census Tract 106 and Census Tract 104.02, with respective values of $71,899 and $68,210.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Amherst County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Amherst County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Amherst County, VA is from Virginia.

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.1%)
Worked At Home (9.23%)
Carpooled (9.14%)

In 2023, 79.1% of workers in Amherst County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.23%) and those who carpooled to work (9.14%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Amherst County, VA have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.62% of the workforce in Amherst County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Amherst County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Amherst County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Amherst County, VA have N/A.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 10.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Amherst County, VA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.321%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Amherst County, VA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Amherst County, VA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Amherst County, VA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Amherst County, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.