COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amherst vs Forest
PLACE A
Amherst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Forest, Indiana
Amherst is 147% larger than Forest.
AMHERSTFORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population640259+147% vs Forest
Population density6991,107−407
Population growth-6.0%––
Median age37.331.7+5.6
Male41.8%62.9%−21.1 pts
Female58.2%37.1%+21.1 pts
Foreign-born38.5%0.0%+38.5 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––
Per capita income$20,471$17,792+$2,679
Poverty rate47.9%18.1%+29.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.522−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%0.0%+10.8 pts
Graduate degree3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation51.2%43.6%+7.6 pts
Median home value$35,500$84,600−$49,100
Median gross rent$779––
Owner-occupied67.6%100.0%−32.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%16.3%−2.8 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, 2022 – 2024