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Amherst, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Amherst is a Census village of 1,113 people across 1.34 square miles of land, in Portage County. Median household income is $64,922, 67.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Amherst
What Amherst is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.34 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land828
- County holding the largest share of its areaPortage County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
How many people live in Amherst
- Population1,113
- Median age50.3
- Population under 18184 plus or minus 59
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over279 plus or minus 116
- Share 65 and over25.1 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Households567
- Family households316 plus or minus 101
- Share of households that are families55.7 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
Income and work in Amherst
- Median household income$64,922 plus or minus $18,143
- Per capita income$37,174
- Civilian labor force619
- Employed614
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over823
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.3 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Amherst
- Housing units603
- Occupied units567
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied382 plus or minus 109
- Renter occupied185 plus or minus 51
- Ownership rate67.4 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$244,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$856
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units441 plus or minus 109
- Share single family73.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more162 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more26.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Amherst gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute496
- Commuting under 15 minutes181 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.5 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more103 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home17.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Amherst
SBA loans in Amherst (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,207,000
- Average approval$1,069,000
- Median approval$1,199,000
- Largest approval$1,624,000
- Jobs supported17
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Amherst, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Amherst
Flood risk in Amherst
- NFIP communityVillage of Amherst
- NFIP community number550338
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/20/09
The Village of Amherst participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550338 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Portage County, not Amherst
Portage County context, not Amherst figures
- Establishments in Portage County1,715
- Covered employment, Portage County33,088
- Average annual pay, Portage County$56,889
- Housing units permitted, Portage County279
Every figure in this section is published for Portage County as a whole and is not a measurement of Amherst.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Amherst questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Amherst, Wisconsin?
1,113, in 567 households. Amherst village covers 1.34 square miles of land, which is 828 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Amherst in?
Portage County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Amherst?
$64,922. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $244,300. Median gross rent is $856 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Amherst in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Amherst appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Amherst, village of, community 550338, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Amherst figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Portage County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Amherst.
Is zoning published for Amherst?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.