Amherst is located in New York. Amherst, New York has a population of 125,024. Amherst is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 31.95% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 26.89%.
The median household income in Amherst, New York is $72,459. The median household income for the surrounding county is $54,006 compared to the national median of $57,652. The median age of people living in Amherst is 40.1 years.
The average high temperature in July is 81.2 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 17.8 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 38.7 inches per year, with 85.8 inches of snow per year.