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

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	South Amherst	Massachusetts	National
Income per capita	$33,197	$57,616	$44,883
Median household income	$73,583	$106,188	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$154,408	$143,346	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$32,197	$57,502	$52,080
Median earnings male	$20,769	$67,299	$54,343
Median earnings female	$11,422	$46,306	$38,439
Unemployment rate	9.3%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	36.7%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in South Amherst is 26% lower than the national average
The median household income in South Amherst is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in South Amherst is 90% higher than the national average
The poverty level in South Amherst is 143% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,050 $73,583 $147,166

City

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

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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South Amherst employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.5%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.6%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	4.3%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.8%	22.4%
Public administration	1.8%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.3%	0.6%
Education, health & social services	33.4%	52.4%
Other	41.3%	19.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granby, MA	1,221	$151,454	86.2%
Wilbraham, MA	3,333	$128,430	57.9%
Hatfield, MA	1,180	$122,017	50.0%
South Deerfield, MA	2,201	$115,401	41.9%
Westfield, MA	42,547	$109,240	34.3%
South Amherst, MA	5,420	$73,583	9.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ripley, MS	5,421	$69,673	14.3%
Offutt AFB, NE	5,421	$93,004	14.3%
Kings Point, NY	5,418	$225,767	177.6%
Midway, UT	5,418	$151,642	86.4%
Willow Creek No. 26, AB	5,418	n/a
South Amherst, MA	5,420	$73,583	9.5%

Source: The South 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.