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AMHERST, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Lamb
Land Area: 0.83 square miles
Population Density: 862 people per square mile
Population: 717
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (50.4%), Hispanic (39.9%), Other race (21.1%), Black (9.4%), American Indian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (16.6%), English (4.6%), German (4.6%), Irish (4.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lubbock, TX (43.7 miles , pop. 199,564)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (250.7 miles , pop. 448,607)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (335.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Sudan, TX (2.7 miles ), Littlefield, TX (2.8 miles ), Earth, TX (3.9 miles ), Springlake, TX (4.0 miles) , Spade, TX (4.1 miles) , Olton, TX (4.4 miles ), Anton, TX (4.5 miles ), South Sand Hills, TX (4.8 miles )
Amherst Compared to State Average: Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Median age below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Renting percentage below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
AMHERST, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 53.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.60%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Amherst:
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE about 28 miles, LEVELLAND, TX, Full-time enrollment: 3,851 WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY about 34 miles, PLAINVIEW, TX, FT enrollment: 2,578 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY about 45 miles, LUBBOCK, TX, FT enrollment: 22,439 EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS about 55 miles, PORTALES, NM, FT enrollment: 2,955 WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY about 73 miles, CANYON, TX, FT enrollment: 5,476 AMARILLO COLLEGE about 86 miles, AMARILLO, TX, FT enrollment: 4,876 MIDLAND COLLEGE about 139 miles, MIDLAND, TX, FT enrollment: 2,800
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