Lynchburg Reporter

Of the 2,732 people living in Amherst in 2019, 50.3 percent (1,373) were women and 49.7 percent (1,359) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Lynchburg Reporter.

Males 18 and over outnumbered females in the same age group by a ratio of 863-to-624. In the 65 and over age range, there were 518 females and 295 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	863	31.6
Females 18 and over	624	22.8
Males 65 and over	295	10.8
Females 65 and over	518	19

Source: US Census Bureau