Amherst County
Amherst county is located close to the center of Virginia. Amherst county has 473.93 square miles of land area and 4.92 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Amherst county population is 32,353, which has grown 1.44% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 13.03% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Amherst county median household income is $44,757 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 19.69% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 29.99% and is about the same as the national average rate of 19.17%. Amherst county median house value is $142,200 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 60.14% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 98.64% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Amherst county is close to the state average in quality. The Amherst county area code is 434.
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