COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orange vs Amherst Town
PLACE A
Orange, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Amherst, Massachusetts
Orange is 53% smaller than Amherst Town. Amherst Town earns more, with a median household income $4,077 higher.
ORANGEAMHERST TOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population19,41940,920−53% vs Amherst Town
Population density9091,481−572
Population growth3.9%––
Median age35.321.4+13.9
Male48.1%48.5%−0.4 pts
Female51.9%51.5%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born3.2%16.1%−12.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.4%65.4%−10.0 pts
Black27.3%4.7%+22.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%9.0%+0.2 pts
Asian0.7%14.3%−13.6 pts
Other7.4%6.6%+0.8 pts
Median household income$62,891$66,968−$4,077
Per capita income$33,841$30,708+$3,133
Poverty rate15.4%23.7%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.555−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%75.6%−57.0 pts
Graduate degree7.5%53.0%−45.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%7.7%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation58.4%53.1%+5.3 pts
Median home value$164,900$484,900−$320,000
Median gross rent$1,108$1,671−$563
Owner-occupied59.0%44.2%+14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%11.2%+9.4 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%60.8%−14.3 pts
Average commute23.018.0+5.0
Worked from home3.3%21.0%−17.7 pts
Public transit to work0.3%8.4%−8.1 pts
Uninsured16.3%2.2%+14.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2025