How many homes in the Town of Amherst, NY are overcrowded?

Name: Crowding and facilities in the Town of Amherst, NY, 2020–2024
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1.1% (±0.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Amherst, NY have more than one occupant per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.7% have more than 1.5.

0.3% lack complete plumbing.

0.5% lack a complete kitchen.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

More than 1 per room: 1.1% (±0.5 points)
Lacking plumbing: 0.3%
Lacking a kitchen: 0.5%

Crowding and facilities in the Town of Amherst

Share of occupied homes, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Amherst	Erie County	New York	United States
More than 1 person per room	1.1% (±0.5 points)	1.2% (±0.1 points)	5.3% (±0.1 points)	3.4%
More than 1.5 people per room	0.7% (±0.5 points)	0.5% (±0.1 points)	2.2% (±0.1 points)	1.2%
Lacking complete plumbing	0.3% (±0.2 points)	0.3% (±0.1 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.4%
Lacking a complete kitchen	0.5% (±0.3 points)	1.2% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.8%

A room is any whole room other than a bathroom, hall or porch; more than one person per room is the Census Bureau’s usual measure of crowding.

Complete plumbing means hot and cold running water and a bath or shower; a complete kitchen means a sink with a faucet, a stove or range and a refrigerator.

In the Town of Amherst, the share of crowded homes is not measurably different from Erie County (1.2%).

It is also lower than in New York (5.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.4%).

Crowded homes in places near the Town of Amherst

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Amherst
Place	Distance	Crowded homes	Compared with this place
Town of Amherst	—	1.1% (±0.5 points)	—
Village of Williamsville	3.8 mi	0.0% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Harris Hill	4.8 mi	0.0% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Clarence	5.7 mi	0.3% (±0.3 points)	Lower
Tonawanda Town	6.3 mi	0.9% (±0.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Tonawanda	6.3 mi	0.9% (±0.4 points)	Not measurably different
North Tonawanda	6.3 mi	1.9% (±1.0 points)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda	6.4 mi	0.2% (±0.7 points)	Lower
Clarence Center	6.4 mi	0.0% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Clarence, NY (0.3%), Tonawanda, NY (0.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Amherst include them.

The figures for the Town of Amherst include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Eggertsville, University at Buffalo.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Amherst

How many homes in the Town of Amherst are overcrowded?

1.1% of occupied homes in the Town of Amherst, NY have more than one person per room (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Town of Amherst lack plumbing or a kitchen?

0.3% lack complete plumbing facilities and 0.5% lack complete kitchen facilities.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Amherst town, Erie County, New York

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DP04_0078PE, DP04_0078PM, DP04_0079PE, DP04_0079PM, DP04_0073PE, DP04_0073PM, DP04_0074PE, DP04_0074PM

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