Demographics of Amherst County, Virginia

Amherst County, Virginia had 31,962 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +650 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Amherst County, in four figures

31,962
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.1%
Change since July 2020: +650 people.; 43.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,724 ±$3,768
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Amherst County, Virginia's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Amherst County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Amherst County, Virginia's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Amherst County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	31,312	100.0	100.0
2021	31,403	100.3	100.2
2022	31,525	100.7	100.7
2023	31,557	100.8	101.6
2024	31,653	101.1	102.5
2025	31,962	102.1	103.1

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Population of Amherst County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	31,312	−1	−31	0	+25
2021	31,403	+91	−116	+14	+169
2022	31,525	+122	−144	+24	+241
2023	31,557	+32	−91	+33	+96
2024	31,653	+96	−93	+44	+146
2025	31,962	+309	−101	+21	+393

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.4 ±0.5: for men 41.6 ±1.0 and for women 45.4 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Amherst County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,413 ±110	4.5% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,883 ±336	15.5% ±1.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,783 ±326	8.8% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,136 ±350	22.7% ±1.1	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,411 ±422	26.7% ±1.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,859 ±402	21.8% ±1.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,724 ±$3,768, and income per person $35,580 ±$2,685, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Amherst County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,207 ±307	17.4% ±2.4	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,612 ±314	20.6% ±2.4	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,212 ±356	17.4% ±2.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,814 ±282	14.3% ±2.2	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,247 ±289	17.7% ±2.2	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	816 ±186	6.4% ±1.5	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	786 ±224	6.2% ±1.8	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Amherst County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	3,295 ±537	10.8% ±1.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	805 ±212	13.0% ±3.3	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,656 ±322	10.9% ±2.1	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	834 ±179	9.1% ±1.9	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Amherst County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Amherst County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	14,364 ±59	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.4% ±2.1	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.6% ±2.2	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.8% ±1.9	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.2% ±2.4	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$212,400 ±$9,118	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$871 ±$71	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Amherst County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	926 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,215 ±157	73.7% ±0.5	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,326 ±250	16.9% ±0.8	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	217 ±85	0.7% ±0.3	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	26 to 108	0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	111 to 529	0.4% to 1.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,396 ±264	4.4% ±0.8	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Amherst County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	23,028 ±652	73.1% ±2.1	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,730 ±627	24.6% ±2.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	68 to 290	0.2% to 0.9%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	548 ±134	1.7% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	298 ±126	0.9% ±0.4	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	250 ±115	0.8% ±0.4	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Amherst County among the counties of Virginia

57th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Amherst County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Accomack County	33,859	+1.4%
Petersburg city	33,734	+1.0%
Pulaski County	33,586	−0.7%
Halifax County	33,447	−1.4%
Powhatan County	32,591	+7.0%
Amherst County	31,962	+2.1%
Mecklenburg County	30,747	+1.5%
Fredericksburg city	30,393	+8.6%
King George County	29,646	+10.5%
Carroll County	29,299	+0.5%
Goochland County	29,187	+17.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026