COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amherst vs Wolfforth
PLACE A
Amherst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Wolfforth, Texas
Amherst is 93% smaller than Wolfforth. Wolfforth earns more, with a median household income $42,639 higher. Wolfforth has grown faster since 2000 (50% vs -6%).
AMHERSTWOLFFORTHDIFFERENCE
Total population6408,746−93% vs Wolfforth
Population density6991,799−1,099
Population growth-6.0%50.4%−56.4 pts
Median age37.331.0+6.3
Male41.8%44.5%−2.7 pts
Female58.2%55.5%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born38.5%2.6%+35.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.0%63.2%−41.2 pts
Black0.7%0.8%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.2%32.5%+43.6 pts
Asian0.6%0.1%+0.5 pts
Other0.7%3.4%−2.7 pts
Median household income$63,611$106,250−$42,639
Per capita income$20,471$39,927−$19,456
Poverty rate47.9%5.9%+42.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.403−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%36.1%−25.2 pts
Graduate degree3.7%10.5%−6.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation51.2%75.3%−24.1 pts
Median home value$35,500$260,200−$224,700
Median gross rent$779$1,674−$895
Owner-occupied67.6%78.5%−10.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%8.2%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%56.3%−56.3 pts
Average commute18.716.7+2.0
Worked from home1.7%10.5%−8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured49.5%7.4%+42.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025