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Amarillo, TX

197,979 Population
103.6 square miles 1,910.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 36.5 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,945 ±$2,611 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: $36,313 ±$2,031
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,187 ±$3,754 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: $69,595 ±$2,928
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.8% ±2.5% (34,694  ±4,916) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 16.8% † 44,928 (±2.1% / ±5,522)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.7 minutes ±0.6 (1,793,655  ±61,897) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 20.5 2,448,790 (±0.4 / ±60,924)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

78,852 ±2,502 Number of households
  • the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 105,814 ±2,226
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (195,132  ±3,026) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 2.5 267,210 (±0.1 / ±2,154)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.3% ±1.4% (1,656  ±701) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 3.7% † 2,501 (±1.1% / ±779)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

87,454 ±2,116 Number of housing units
  • the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 117,099 ±758
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$213,900 ±$9,027 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: $226,600 ±$7,397
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

19.3% ±3.9% (37,833  ±7,632.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 18.1% † 49,766 (±2.8% / ±7,798.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.1% ±3.8% (112,769  ±5,586.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 88.9% 161,023 (±3.6% / ±6,671.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.2% ±2.5% (39,086  ±3,369) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 30.6% 55,462 (±2.2% / ±4,078.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.8% ±1.4% (21,340  ±2,685) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 8.7% † 24,165 (±0.9% / ±2,596)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±1% (7,829  ±1,491) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area: 5.8% † 11,994 (±0.7% / ±1,534)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,829 Total veterans ±1,491 7,389 Male ±1,453 440 Female ±347

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