COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amherst vs Lynchburg
PLACE A
Amherst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lynchburg, South Carolina
Amherst is 112% larger than Lynchburg. Amherst earns more, with a median household income $45,982 higher. Amherst has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -15%).
AMHERSTLYNCHBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population640302+112% vs Lynchburg
Population density699267+433
Population growth-6.0%-14.7%+8.8 pts
Median age37.356.2−18.9
Male41.8%62.2%−20.4 pts
Female58.2%37.8%+20.4 pts
Foreign-born38.5%0.9%+37.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.0%3.1%+18.9 pts
Black0.7%95.7%−95.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.2%0.0%+76.2 pts
Asian0.6%0.9%−0.4 pts
Other0.7%0.3%+0.4 pts
Median household income$63,611$17,629+$45,982
Per capita income$20,471$15,833+$4,638
Poverty rate47.9%56.7%−8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.431−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%12.9%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree3.7%7.1%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%12.4%−12.4 pts
Labor force participation51.2%38.9%+12.3 pts
Median home value$35,500$107,300−$71,800
Median gross rent$779$833−$54
Owner-occupied67.6%50.9%+16.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%19.5%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%90.4%−90.4 pts
Average commute18.736.5−17.7
Worked from home1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured49.5%12.7%+36.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025