Homeownership Rate in Amherst County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
80.8%
Rank #506/3,222 · #26 in VA
84th
Amherst 80.8%
VA 67.3% +20.0%
US 64.4% +25.5%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Amherst County's homeownership rate of 80.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Amherst County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Homeownership Rate
Amherst County, Virginia has a homeownership rate of 80.8%, ranking #506 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.5% above the national value of 64.4%. Within Virginia, it ranks #26 of 133. This places it in the 84th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.