The above graph show the number of cases and deaths from Covid starting with 2020-01-21 until 2022-04-29. Covid cases in Amherst started to level out for the first time in may of 2021. The average surge in the number of cases from month to month has been 6.1%. The biggest single month surge occurred june. Deaths due to Covid for Amherst, Virginia now total 18,804.00. This year 0.00 deaths have occurred in Amherst, Virginia 24521. This is 361.62% in comparison to the national mean.
The most recent population of Amherst is 9,830 people. The average population from 2011 to 2019 was 9,464. The large population increase was 235 people, and it occurred in 2014. The largest population decrease was 435 people, and it occurred in 2016. Since 2011, the population has changed by 1,063.00. The average population change for Amherst was -10.81%. .
According to IRS Data that has been gathered from 2011 to 2018 the amount of returns related to home ownership has changed on average -74.25% at Amherst (24521). The maximum returns of real estate in this zip code has been 1165 on total on 2011 and the minimum has been 300 on 2018
The number of tax returns for the highest income group ($200,000 or more a year) has been 70 since 2011, while the lowest income group ($25,000 or lower) has been 1,510 since 2011. The overall change in number of returns for the highest income group was 33. The overall change for the number of returns for the lowest income group was 291.
49.60% (1880 individuals) of the population is single while 50.40% (1910 individuals) of the population is married.
Total earnings in the city of Amherst have a median value of $31,941.00 Amherst had an average home value of $175,900.00 in comparison to the country's average of $146,724.83., The location with the biggest household income between Amherst, Virginia and The USA is currently Amherst with an average of $54,712.00.
Amherst (24521) has less bachelor degrees by percentage than the state of Virginia with $16.95% versus $18.01%. There are less graduate degrees by percentage ($4.73%) compared to the average of Virginia which is ($7.25%). $75.77% of the population of Amherst (24521) have a high school diploma, which makes this zip code above the national average of 66.04490808185811%.
The largest age group in Amherst (24521) is around 50-59 years old. The smallest age group in 24521 is between 80+. The average number of people in each age group is 1,145.
48.50% (5129 individuals) of the population is male while 51.50% (5447 individuals) of the population is female.
$11.74% of the population in zip code 24521 are poor. Compare this to the state poor percentage of $8.70%.
The White population is 8124 in Amherst, making it the most prevalent. The smallest population by race in Amherst are Asian with a total of 28. Asian citizens make up 76.82, while White make up 0.26% of the population of Amherst.