Amherst, Wisconsin Population & Demographics

Statistic	Amherst	Wisconsin	National
Population	974	5,822,434	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	761	108	91
Median age	35.3	39.1	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	52%	57%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	62%	43%	43%
Speak English	99%	91%	79%
Speak Spanish	0%	5%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Amherst is 604% higher than Wisconsin
The median age in Amherst is 10% lower than Wisconsin
In Amherst 99.59% of the population is White
In Amherst 0.41% of the population is Black
In Amherst 0.00% of the population is Asian

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Amherst racial demographics

Race	Amherst	Wisconsin	National
White	99.59%	86.21%	73.35%
Black	0.41%	6.29%	12.63%
Asian	0.00%	2.57%	5.22%
American Indian	0.00%	0.89%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.02%	0.18%
Mixed race	0.00%	2.19%	3.06%
Other race	0.00%	1.83%	4.75%

In Amherst, 0.2% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Amherst, WI demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).