Population 32,178
State Virginia
Current Time
Area 473.93 mi²
Zip Codes 24572
Per capita income $22,169

Cities in Amherst County

Madison Heights

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 77.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 11.7 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$311,758
Total number of firms, 2007 2,673
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 32,178
Households, 2008-2012 12,683
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,551
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.3 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $22,169
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -2.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 6,448
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 18.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 473.93 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 32,353
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $151,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$554,193
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 590
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $45,020
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$23,765
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.3 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 2,801
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 79.8 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.1 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.44
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.2 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 16.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 90.9 %
Population, 2010 32,353
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 7.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 68.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 75.8 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 75.8 %
Housing units, 2013 13,995
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,702
Building permits, 2012 55
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$161,888
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %