Amherst, TX
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Amherst, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 971. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet AMHERST-TX · Amherst, TX 1 ZIPs · 971 pop · #15537/25278 · Lamb County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $64,722
- RANK-LOWER #15537/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sudan
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 70% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 971
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $49,100
Nearest income peer: Sudan, TX (+ $195 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Amherst
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Amherst on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Earth · lowest
Earth · lowest
$43,750 median HH income
- Olton · near
Olton · near
$59,698 median HH income
- Littlefield · near
Littlefield · near
$60,375 median HH income
- Amherst · this city
Amherst · this city
$64,722 median HH income
- Sudan · near
Sudan · near
$64,917 median HH income
- Springlake · highest
Springlake · highest
$67,440 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Amherst, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 39th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 971
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $64,722
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,722 and poverty 38.4% concentrate in 79312.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Amherst as a pure owner town.
Within Texas, Dale is the closest lower-income city and La Salle the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Amherst.
Population concentration
Amherst's single ZIP 79312 carries the town
Amherst is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 79312 is the entire residential footprint (971 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Amherst
Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 41 employees , annual payroll $1,666k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 79312 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) .
ZIP Codes in Amherst, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Lamb County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Amherst. See the Lamb County roll-up →
Amherst sits in the upper half of Lamb County on income: Littlefield, Olton and Earth report less, while Springlake reports more. Earth marks the far end of that range at $43,750, 32% below Amherst.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79312 | 971 | $64,722 | 11 | 4 |
Amherst roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Amherst, .