COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wellington vs Amherst
PLACE A
Wellington, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Amherst, Texas
Wellington is 177% larger than Amherst. Amherst earns more, with a median household income $6,561 higher. Amherst has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -13%).
WELLINGTONAMHERSTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,770640+177% vs Amherst
Population density1,284699+584
Population growth-13.4%-6.0%−7.4 pts
Median age38.537.3+1.2
Male48.8%41.8%+7.0 pts
Female51.2%58.2%−7.0 pts
Foreign-born8.3%38.5%−30.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic52.0%22.0%+30.0 pts
Black3.8%0.7%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.1%76.2%−37.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other5.1%0.7%+4.4 pts
Median household income$57,050$63,611−$6,561
Per capita income$28,415$20,471+$7,944
Poverty rate22.4%47.9%−25.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.345+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%10.8%+10.1 pts
Graduate degree7.2%3.7%+3.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation69.3%51.2%+18.1 pts
Median home value$87,400$35,500+$51,900
Median gross rent$468$779−$311
Owner-occupied72.9%67.6%+5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%13.5%+13.0 pts
Rent-burdened households9.3%0.0%+9.3 pts
Average commute13.918.7−4.8
Worked from home3.1%1.7%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured29.0%49.5%−20.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025