Overview for Amherst County,
VA
Part of: Lynchburg VA,
Metropolitan Area |
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Amherst County is one
of about 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the United States. It has
475.2 sq. miles in land area and a
population density of 67.6 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 22.3%. On
the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the
population reported only one race, with
19.8% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this
county is 1.0% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.51
persons compared to an average family
size of 2.95 persons.
In 2005 manufacturing was the largest
of 20 major sectors. It had an average
wage per job of $43,268. Per capita
income grew by 17.9% between 1994 and
2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People
& Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population
(2005) |
32,134 |
Covered
Employment |
9,835 |
| Growth
(%) since 1990 |
12.4% |
Average wage
per job |
$28,740 |
| Households
(2000) |
11,941 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
16.3% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
15,692 |
Average wage
per job |
$43,268 |
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Unemployment Rate (2005) |
3.9 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all
jobs in County |
4.0% |
| Per Capita
Personal Income (2004) |
$23,751 |
Average wage
per job |
$34,592 |
| Median
Household Income (2003) |
$37,465 |
Health
Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in
County |
D |
| Poverty
Rate (2003) |
11.1 |
Average wage
per job |
D |
| H.S.
Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
70.6 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
1.3% |
| Bachelor's
Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
13.1 |
Average wage
per job |
$27,454 |
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