COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amherst vs Elyria
PLACE A
Amherst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Elyria, Kansas
Amherst is 108% larger than Elyria. Elyria earns more, with a median household income $94,550 higher.
AMHERSTELYRIADIFFERENCE
Total population640307+108% vs Elyria
Population density69964+635
Population growth-6.0%––
Median age37.361.0−23.7
Male41.8%58.3%−16.5 pts
Female58.2%41.7%+16.5 pts
Foreign-born38.5%6.2%+32.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.0%100.0%−78.0 pts
Black0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.2%0.0%+76.2 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Median household income$63,611$158,161−$94,550
Per capita income$20,471$73,770−$53,299
Poverty rate47.9%12.1%+35.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.148+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%81.8%−70.9 pts
Graduate degree3.7%5.9%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation51.2%87.9%−36.7 pts
Median home value$35,500$426,400−$390,900
Median gross rent$779––
Owner-occupied67.6%100.0%−32.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%0.0%+13.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%––
Average commute18.7––
Worked from home1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured49.5%0.0%+49.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024