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People QuickFacts | Amherst | Ohio
Population, 2012 estimate | 12,038 | 11,553,031
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 12,021 | 11,536,503
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.1% | 0.1%
Population, 2010 | 12,021 | 11,536,504
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 4.1% | 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.1% | 23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 17.8% | 14.1%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 51.2%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 95.7% | 82.7%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 12.2%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 1.7% | 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.3% | 3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 92.0% | 81.1%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 88.3% | 85.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 2.5% | 3.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 3.8% | 6.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 91.9% | 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 26.5% | 24.7%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 1,162 | 893,168
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 20.6 | 23
Housing units, 2010 | 5,031 | 5,127,508
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 83.6% | 68.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 9.6% | 22.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $160,200 | $133,700
Households, 2008-2012 | 4,513 | 4,555,709
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.64 | 2.46
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $28,289 | $25,857
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $63,497 | $48,246
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 6.6% | 15.4%
Business QuickFacts | Amherst | Ohio
Total number of firms, 2007 | 993 | 897,939
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.8%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 27.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 295,890,890
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 371,086 | 135,575,279
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 255,499 | 138,816,008
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,862 | $12,049
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 37,174 | 17,779,905
Geography QuickFacts | Amherst | Ohio
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 7.06 | 40,860.69
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 1,702.2 | 282.3
FIPS Code | 1798 | 39
Counties | Lorain County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts