COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amherst vs Madison Heights
PLACE A
Amherst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Madison Heights, Virginia
Amherst is 94% smaller than Madison Heights. Amherst earns more, with a median household income $3,396 higher.
AMHERSTMADISON HEIGHTSDIFFERENCE
Total population64010,266−94% vs Madison Heights
Population density699535+164
Population growth-6.0%-3.5%−2.5 pts
Median age37.344.4−7.1
Male41.8%50.7%−8.9 pts
Female58.2%49.3%+8.9 pts
Foreign-born38.5%0.5%+37.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.0%67.4%−45.5 pts
Black0.7%23.1%−22.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.2%2.7%+73.4 pts
Asian0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Other0.7%6.5%−5.8 pts
Median household income$63,611$60,215+$3,396
Per capita income$20,471$33,871−$13,400
Poverty rate47.9%10.5%+37.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.420−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%17.4%−6.5 pts
Graduate degree3.7%6.2%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation51.2%62.0%−10.8 pts
Median home value$35,500$191,300−$155,800
Median gross rent$779$871−$92
Owner-occupied67.6%71.4%−3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%7.4%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.0%−41.0 pts
Average commute18.724.2−5.5
Worked from home1.7%8.7%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured49.5%7.1%+42.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024