| ECONOMY | Amherst | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.90% | 7.30% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -1.50% | 1.74% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 31.10% | 36.18% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.75% | 9.25% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 6.85% | 6.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $34,645 | $25,452 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $66,907 | $45,935 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 8.36% | 12.93% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 7.69% | 11.09% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 8.11% | 12.75% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 12.79% | 17.91% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 19.07% | 20.69% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 15.41% | 10.99% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 16.75% | 8.73% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 8.43% | 3.45% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 3.11% | 1.34% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.27% | 0.12% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 19.35% | 15.48% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 33.04% | 22.35% | 20.61% |
| Service | 10.65% | 13.62% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 26.51% | 28.74% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.01% | 0.12% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 3.86% | 8.11% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 6.57% | 11.59% | 14.05% |
