Amarillo, TX

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2020 Population

199,225

0.136% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2018 Median Age

33.9

0.593% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

15.4%

2.36% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$52,941

0.41% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$138,900

4.83% 1-year growth

2020 Employed Population

95,430

1.26% 1-year decline

About

In 2020, Amarillo, TX had a population of 199k people with a median age of 33.9 and a median household income of $52,941. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Amarillo, TX grew from 198,955 to 199,225, a 0.136% increase and its median household income grew from $52,725 to $52,941, a 0.41% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Amarillo, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.5%), White (Hispanic) (26.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.49%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.99%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.03%).

None of the households in Amarillo, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.2% of the residents in Amarillo, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Amarillo, TX are Amarillo College (222576) (2,128 degrees awarded in 2020), Milan Institute-Amarillo (55 degrees), and Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy (492591) (26 degrees).

In 2020, the median property value in Amarillo, TX was $138,900, and the homeownership rate was 59.1%.

Most people in Amarillo, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Amarillo, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Amarillo, TX is home to a population of 199k people, from which 92.2% are citizens. As of 2020, 11.9% of Amarillo, TX residents were born outside of the country (23.6k people).

In 2020, there were 2.02 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (107k people) in Amarillo, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 52.7k White (Hispanic) and 12.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.2%

2020 Citizenship

92.1%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 92.2% of Amarillo, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Amarillo, TX was 92.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Amarillo, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Amarillo, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
107k ± 1.19k
White (Hispanic)
52.7k ± 1.79k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
12.9k ± 635

33.2%

Hispanic Population

66.2k people

33.2% of the people in Amarillo, TX are hispanic (66.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Amarillo, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,484,512 ± 36,982 people
India
279,123 ± 12,908 people
El Salvador
219,615 ± 11,461 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,484,512 Texas residents, followed by India with 279,123 and El Salvador with 219,615.

Foreign-Born Population

11.9%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

23.6k people

11.8%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

23.5k people

As of 2020, 11.9% of Amarillo, TX residents (23.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Amarillo, TX was 11.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Amarillo, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,356 ± 418
Gulf War (2001-)
2,568 ± 488
Gulf War (1990s)
1,993 ± 366

Amarillo, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Amarillo, TX employs 95.4k people. The largest industries in Amarillo, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (14,426 people), Manufacturing (11,648 people), and Retail Trade (10,937 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($71,107), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($53,750), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($53,070).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,589. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.478, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

95.4k

2020 Value

± 2,449

−1.26%

1 Year decline

± 3.5%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Amarillo, TX declined at a rate of −1.26%, from 96.7k employees to 95.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Amarillo, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (10,428 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (10,153 people), and Production Occupations (7,105 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Amarillo, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

95.4k

2020 Value

± 2,449

−1.26%

1 Year decline

± 3.5%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Amarillo, TX declined at a rate of −1.26%, from 96.7k employees to 95.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Amarillo, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (14,426 people), Manufacturing (11,648 people), and Retail Trade (10,937 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Amarillo, TX, though some of these residents may live in Amarillo, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,159

Median earning men ± $1,709

$27,737

Median earning women ± $1,398

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,321), Public Administration ($51,367), and Wholesale Trade ($51,345).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($44,334), Information ($43,810), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,370).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Texas. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$292B
Gasoline
$210B
Fuel oils
$178B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $292B, followed by Gasoline ($210B) and Fuel oils ($178B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Texas.

$2.36T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.5T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

90.9% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.36T. This is expected to increase 90.9% to $4.5T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$78.1B
California
$76.4B
Michigan
$74.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $78.1B, followed by California with $76.4B and Michigan and $74.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 36 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Amarillo, TX awarded 2,250 degrees. The student population of Amarillo, TX in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 3,148 male students and 6,234 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Amarillo, TX are White (998 and 44.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (973 and 43.2%), Black or African American (121 and 5.38%), and Asian (61 and 2.71%).

The largest universities in Amarillo, TX by number of degrees awarded are Amarillo College (222576) (2,128 and 94.6%), Milan Institute-Amarillo (55 and 2.44%), and Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy (492591) (26 and 1.16%).

The most popular majors in Amarillo, TX are General Business Administration & Management (289 and 12.8%), General Studies (282 and 12.5%), and Registered Nursing (202 and 8.98%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2020 there were 9,382 students enrolled in Amarillo, TX, 33.6% men and 66.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 4,162 records, of which 68.4% were women and 31.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
282 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
202 degree-majors awarded
General Business Administration & Management
186 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Amarillo, TX was General Studies with 282 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Amarillo, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Amarillo College (222576)
2,128 degrees awarded
Milan Institute-Amarillo
55 degrees awarded
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy (492591)
26 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Amarillo College (222576) with 2,128 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2020, 951 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Amarillo, TX, which is 0.732 times less than the 1,299 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 998 degrees mean that there were 1.03 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 973 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,128) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Public, 2-year ($2,040) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Public, 2-year ($1,732) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 1.35% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.35% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (5.56M), Some college (5.02M), and Bachelors Degree (3.9M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Amarillo, TX was $138,900 in 2020, which is 0.604 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $132,500 to $138,900, a 4.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Amarillo, TX is 59.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Amarillo, TX have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Amarillo, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Amarillo, TX is $52,941. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Amarillo, TX was Census Tract 204 with a value of $101,125, followed by Census Tract 133 and Census Tract 216.06, with respective values of $98,784 and $98,490.

Housing

Property

$138,900

Median Property Value 2020

±$3,396

$45,394

Median Property Taxes

±$1,535

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Amarillo, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Amarillo, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.1%

Homeownership

2020

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 59.1% of the housing units in Amarillo, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Amarillo, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 204
Census Tract 133
Census Tract 216.06

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Amarillo, TX was Census Tract 204 with a value of $101,125, followed by Census Tract 133 and Census Tract 216.06, with respective values of $98,784 and $98,490.

The following map shows all of the places in Amarillo, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,941

Median Household Income

± $1,652

76.8k

Number of Households

± 2,117

In 2020, the median household income of the 76.8k households in Amarillo, TX grew to $52,941 from the previous year's value of $52,725.

The following chart displays the households in Amarillo, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Amarillo, TX is from Texas.

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

0.48

2019 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2020, the income inequality in Texas was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2018

Drove Alone (83%)
Carpooled (11.9%)
Worked At Home (2.35%)

In 2018, 83% of workers in Amarillo, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.9%) and those who worked at home (2.35%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Amarillo, TX have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Amarillo, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Amarillo, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Amarillo, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Amarillo, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Amarillo, TX (30.4k out of 197k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Amarillo, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83.5% of the population of Amarillo, TX has health coverage, with 47.5% on employee plans, 14.2% on Medicaid, 10% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.6% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Texas was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Potter County, TX see 1344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.448% increase from the previous year (1338 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1894 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 464 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Texas. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Texas, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Potter County, TX.

1,344 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Potter County, TX

Primary care physicians in Potter County, TX see an average of 1,344 patients per year. This represents a 0.448% increase from the previous year (1,338 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Potter County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Texas across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.5%

Uninsured

47.5%

Employer Coverage

14.2%

Medicaid

10%

Medicare

10.1%

Non-Group

1.6%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Amarillo, TX declined by 0.0699% from 16.5% to 16.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Amarillo, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.