Amherst, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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60%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Amherst	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$17,872	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,396	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.4%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Amherst is 60% lower than the national average
The median household income in Amherst is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Amherst is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Amherst is 44% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Amherst employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.3%	21.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	46.8%	46.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	17.0%	17.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	14.9%	14.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Venango, NE	165	$92,841	14.1%
Holyoke, CO	2,667	$71,362	12.3%
Lamar, NE	9	$0	100.0%
Amherst, CO	159	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Alicia, AR	159	$46,719	42.6%
Louann, AR	159	$69,856	14.1%
Crystal Beach, AZ	159	$37,727	53.6%
Hard Rock, AZ	159	$13,370	83.6%
Pine Flat, CA	159	$0	100.0%
Amherst, CO	159	$0	100.0%

Source: The Amherst, CO 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.