Amherst Center, MA
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N/A of the households in Amherst Center, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
The economy of Amherst Center, MA employs N/A people. In 2019, the largest industries in Amherst Center, MA were Educational Services (3,608 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,105 people), and Retail Trade (940 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($95,125), Construction ($37,667), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($35,764).
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Amherst Center, MA, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Amherst Center, MA.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Amherst Center, MA, are Educational Services (3,608 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,105 people), and Retail Trade (940 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Amherst Center, MA, though some of these residents may live in Amherst Center, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2019 are Wholesale Trade ($95,125), Construction ($37,667), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($16,923).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2019 are Manufacturing ($93,036), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($27,276), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($13,814).
As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (1.37M), High School or Equivalent (1.34M), and Graduate Degree (1.06M).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Amherst Center, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
The following map shows all of the places in Amherst Center, MA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in Amherst Center, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.
In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2019, 39.9% of workers in Amherst Center, MA walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (30.2%) and those who worked at home (10.9%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Amherst Center, MA have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.63% of the workforce in Amherst Center, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Amherst Center, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Amherst Center, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Amherst Center, MA have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Amherst Center, MA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Amherst Center, MA is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
96.8% of the population of Amherst Center, MA has health coverage, with 62.3% on employee plans, 11% on Medicaid, 3.41% on Medicare, 19.7% on non-group plans, and 0.335% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in N/A see N/A patients per year on average, which represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients). Compare this to dentists who see N/A patients per year, and mental health providers who see N/A patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
In 2019, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 65.1% between 18 and 34 years, 8.29% between 35 and 64 years, and 5.57% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Amherst Center, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
