ZIP 01002 · Amherst
Who lives in ZIP code 01002 (Amherst, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Amherst, MA · Hampshire County
uszips 2026
People26,370
Median age27.0
Household income$70,818
Home value$480,304
Median rent$1,664/mo
Poverty22.6%
College degree+75.4%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
- Wider region
- Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 191 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,320
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.5% are 65 or older; 88.4% are adults.
Household income
39.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,311.
Education (adults 25+)
51.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.4%
- Never married
- 56.5%
- Divorced
- 8.6%
- Widowed
- 2.5%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 58.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.9%
- Rent burden
- 53.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.3%
- With a disability
- 13.4%
- No health insurance
- 1.6%
- Limited English
- 3.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.