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AMHERST, NEW YORK QUICK STATSCounty: Erie
Incorporated: 1818
Elevation: 600 feet
Land Area: 53.2 square miles
Population Density: 2170 people per square mile
Population: 115,563
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (88.4%), Black (3.9%), Asian Indian (1.7%), Chinese (1.6%), Hispanic (1.4%), Two or more races (1.1%), Korean (0.9%)
Ancestries (City): German (25.6%), Italian (17.8%), Irish (16.5%), Polish (13.0%), English (10.2%), French (3.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (7.6 miles , pop. 292,648)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (279.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Williamsville, NY (1.6 miles ), Tonawanda, NY (2.1 miles ), Harris Hill, NY (2.2 miles ), Cheektowaga, NY (2.4 miles ), Kenmore, NY (2.4 miles ), Tonawanda, NY (2.4 miles )
Amherst Compared to State Average: Median household income above state average. Median house value above state average. Black race population percentage below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age above state average. Foreign-born population percentage above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
AMHERST, NEW YORK EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 91.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 22.60%
Colleges/Universities in Amherst:
DAEMEN COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 1,528, Location: 4380 MAIN ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.daemen.edu, Offers Master's degree BRYANT AND STRATTON BUSINESS INSTITUTE-AMHERST FT enrollment: 64, Location: 40 Hazelwood Drive, Private, for-profit ACADEMY OF LEARNING Location: 3624 SHERIDAN DR, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Amherst:
ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS about 2 miles, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY, Full-time enrollment: 3,464 CANISIUS COLLEGE about 8 miles, BUFFALO, NY, FT enrollment: 4,002 SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO about 8 miles, BUFFALO, NY, FT enrollment: 9,287 D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE about 10 miles, BUFFALO, NY, FT enrollment: 2,033 NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 13 miles, SANBORN, NY, FT enrollment: 3,520 ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS about 17 miles, ORCHARD PARK, NY, FT enrollment: 2,389 SUNY AT BUFFALO about 17 miles, BUFFALO, NY, FT enrollment: 21,661
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