East Amherst is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 17,953 people and two constituent neighborhoods, East Amherst is the 109th largest community in New York.

East Amherst is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.18% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, East Amherst is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in East Amherst who work in management occupations (18.22%), sales jobs (13.40%), and teaching (12.30%).

Also of interest is that East Amherst has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, East Amherst is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, East Amherst is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making East Amherst a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, East Amherst has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, East Amherst's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

East Amherst is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.2% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in East Amherst.

East Amherst is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

East Amherst Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in East Amherst. 59.77% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in East Amherst in 2000 was $39,841, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,364 for a family of four. However, East Amherst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call East Amherst home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in East Amherst is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in East Amherst include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in East Amherst is English.