Homeownership Rate in Amherst County, VA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Homeownership Rate
80.8% +25.5% vs nat'l
Rank #506 of 3,222
84th percentile

How Amherst County Compares

Amherst County
80.8%
Virginia Average
80.8%
Rank #26 of 133 in state
National
64.4%
25.5% above

National Distribution

Where Amherst County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for homeownership rate.

0.0% 96.1%

■ Amherst County: 80.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#503 Gates County, NC 80.9%
#504 Gasconade County, MO 80.9%
#505 Clay County, IN 80.9%
#506 Amherst County, VA 80.8%
#507 Teton County, ID 80.8%
#508 Pend Oreille County, WA 80.8%
#509 Pipestone County, MN 80.8%
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Homeownership Rate in Amherst County, Virginia

Amherst County, Virginia has a homeownership rate of 80.8%, which ranks #506 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 25.5% above the national value of 64.4%.

Within Virginia, Amherst County ranks #26 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 84th percentile nationally.

Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.