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

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42%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	North Amherst	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$26,001	$57,616	$44,883
Median household income	$55,282	$106,188	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$191,422	$143,346	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$39,656	$57,502	$52,080
Median earnings male	$12,740	$67,299	$54,343
Median earnings female	$8,642	$46,306	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	43.0%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in North Amherst is 42% lower than the national average
The median household income in North Amherst is 32% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in North Amherst is 10% higher than the national average
The poverty level in North Amherst is 185% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,850 $55,282 $110,564

City

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

State

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

Nation

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North Amherst employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.2%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	2.8%	0.6%
Financial & insurance services	4.0%	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	10.2%	17.7%
Public administration	1.5%	0.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.2%	1.6%
Education, health & social services	48.0%	54.5%
Other	29.4%	21.9%

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%
North Amherst, MA	7,534	$55,282	32.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gorham, ME	7,536	$122,248	50.3%
Globe, AZ	7,530	$82,166	1.0%
Pleasantville, NY	7,529	$233,478	187.1%
Oak Grove, KY	7,524	$57,609	29.2%
New Cumberland, PA	7,524	$94,579	16.3%
North Amherst, MA	7,534	$55,282	32.0%

Source: The North Amherst, 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.