Amherst, VA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 2,643
| Amherst, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 886 | 93.26%, see rank | 84.46% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 35 | 3.68%, see rank | 6.31% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 12 | 1.26%, see rank | 4.18% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6 | 0.63%, see rank | 3.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 11 | 1.16%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 2,385
| Amherst, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 914 | 94.23%, see rank | 84.74% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 17 | 1.75%, see rank | 6.25% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 23 | 2.37%, see rank | 4.11% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4 | 0.41%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 12 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 2,471
| Amherst, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 1,039 | 96.11%, see rank | 85.17% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 17 | 1.57%, see rank | 6.18% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 17 | 1.57%, see rank | 3.98% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8 | 0.74%, see rank | 3.55% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 2,392
| Amherst, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 1,043 | 97.39%, see rank | 85.86% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 12 | 1.12%, see rank | 5.86% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 10 | 0.93%, see rank | 3.90% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6 | 0.56%, see rank | 3.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 2,251
| Amherst, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 870 | 95.39%, see rank | 87.25% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 27 | 2.96%, see rank | 5.24% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 15 | 1.64%, see rank | 4.03% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 2.64% | 2.61% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.82% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.