Amherst Center, MA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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64%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

41%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Amherst Center	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$16,259	$57,616	$44,883
Median household income	$47,874	$106,188	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$129,874	$143,346	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$29,634	$57,502	$52,080
Median earnings male	$6,541	$67,299	$54,343
Median earnings female	$5,700	$46,306	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	41.9%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Amherst Center is 64% lower than the national average
The median household income in Amherst Center is 41% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Amherst Center is 35% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Amherst Center is 177% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,912 $47,874 $95,748

City

$70,784 $106,188 $212,376

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Amherst Center employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.9%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	1.8%	0.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	9.9%	14.5%
Public administration	1.5%	0.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.1%	0.1%
Education, health & social services	46.7%	58.6%
Other	26.9%	24.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granby, MA	1,221	$151,454	86.2%
Hatfield, MA	1,180	$122,017	50.0%
South Deerfield, MA	2,201	$115,401	41.9%
Belchertown, MA	3,147	$105,440	29.6%
Northampton, MA	29,383	$105,219	29.4%
Amherst Center, MA	20,556	$47,874	41.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oregon, OH	20,555	$94,596	16.3%
La Cañada Flintridge, CA	20,543	$253,718	211.9%
Painesville, OH	20,574	$69,280	14.8%
Eastchester, NY	20,536	$197,104	142.3%
Parma Heights, OH	20,527	$76,705	5.7%
Amherst Center, MA	20,556	$47,874	41.1%

Source: The Amherst Center, MA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.