Demographics of Amherst city, Ohio

Amherst city, Ohio had 12,974 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +219 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Amherst city, in four figures

12,974
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,906 ±41.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +219 people.; 42.8 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $90,725 ±$10,755
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Amherst city, Ohio's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Amherst city, Ohio'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Amherst city, Ohio's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Amherst city, Ohio'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	12,755	100.0	100.0
2021	12,859	100.8	100.2
2022	12,869	100.9	100.7
2023	12,925	101.3	101.6
2024	13,008	102.0	102.5
2025	12,974	101.7	103.1

Population of Amherst city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,755	—
2021	12,859	+104
2022	12,869	+10
2023	12,925	+56
2024	13,008	+83
2025	12,974	−34

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.8 ±2.1: for men 41.1 ±2.2 and for women 45.0 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Amherst city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	616 ±171	4.8% ±1.3	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,219 ±410	17.2% ±3.2	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	840 ±215	6.5% ±1.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,064 ±413	23.7% ±3.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,387 ±416	26.2% ±3.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,780 ±327	21.5% ±2.5	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $90,725 ±$10,755, and income per person $44,275 ±$5,631, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Amherst city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	449 ±183	9.3% ±3.8	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	698 ±175	14.5% ±3.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	867 ±163	18.0% ±3.3	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	563 ±163	11.7% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,012 ±198	21.0% ±4.0	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	662 ±163	13.7% ±3.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	579 ±180	12.0% ±3.7	9.1% ±0.1	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	786 ±291	6.2% ±2.3	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	73 to 315	2.8% to 11.3%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	270 ±130	4.3% ±2.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	95 to 549	2.7% to 15.2%	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Amherst city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Amherst city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	5,001 ±224	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.6% ±1.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.4% to 5.5%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.2% ±5.7	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.8% ±3.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$239,200 ±$12,089	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$906 ±$111	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±4	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	898 ±378	7.0% ±2.9	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,108 ±463	86.1% ±3.6	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	65 to 365	0.5% to 2.8%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	40 to 508	0.3% to 3.9%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	394 ±180	3.1% ±1.4	4.3% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	10,431 ±407	80.8% ±3.1	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,961 ±383	15.2% ±3.0	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 51	0% to 0.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	239 to 739	1.9% to 5.7%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	146 to 620	1.1% to 4.8%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	30 to 182	0.2% to 1.4%	2.5% ±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 city among the places of Ohio

148th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Amherst city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bexley city	13,114 ±23
Harrison city	13,084 ±70
Dover city	13,053 ±31
West Carrollton city	12,976 ±27
Bedford city	12,931 ±24
Amherst city	12,906 ±41
Amelia CDP	12,871 ±951
Greenville city	12,741 ±31
Wickliffe city	12,659 ±32
Wilmington city	12,620 ±55
Finneytown CDP	12,506 ±1,186

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 15 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 19 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 39 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 44 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 75 Places in Ohio by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026