Amarillo, TX

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2023 Population
200,945
0.292% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
35
1.74% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
15.8%
1.56% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$62,469
3.04% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$186,800
8.16% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
96,182
0.743% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Amarillo, TX had a population of 201k people with a median age of 35 and a median household income of $62,469. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Amarillo, TX grew from 200,360 to 200,945, a 0.292% increase and its median household income grew from $60,628 to $62,469, a 3.04% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Amarillo, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (52%), White (Hispanic) (16%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (10.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.96%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.76%).

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.

93.7% of the residents in Amarillo, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Amarillo, TX are Amarillo College (2,164 degrees awarded in 2023), Milan Institute-Amarillo (111 degrees), and Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy (90 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Amarillo, TX was $186,800, and the homeownership rate was 59.6%.

Most people in Amarillo, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Amarillo, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Amarillo, TX is home to a population of 201k people, from which 93.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 10.9% of Amarillo, TX residents were born outside of the country (21.9k people).

In 2023, there were 3.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (104k people) in Amarillo, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 32.1k White (Hispanic) and 20.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

93.7%
2023 Citizenship
93%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 93.7% of Amarillo, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Amarillo, TX was 93%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Amarillo, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    104k ± 1.43k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    32.1k ± 2.08k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    20.9k ± 1.63k
33.7%
Hispanic Population
67.7k people

In 2023, there were 3.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (104k people) in Amarillo, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 32.1k White (Hispanic) and 20.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

33.7% of the people in Amarillo, TX are hispanic (67.7k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

10.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
21.9k people
11.2%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
22.4k people

As of 2023, 10.9% of Amarillo, TX residents (21.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Amarillo, TX was 11.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,368 ± 509
  2. Vietnam
    3,329 ± 413
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,131 ± 459

Amarillo, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Amarillo, TX employs 96.2k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Amarillo, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (13,466 people), Retail Trade (11,583 people), and Manufacturing (10,603 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($88,021), Utilities ($87,554), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($70,371).

Occupations

96.2k
2023 Value
± 2,717
−0.743%
1 Year decline
± 3.99%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Amarillo, TX declined at a rate of −0.743%, from 96.9k employees to 96.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Amarillo, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (10,758 people), Sales & Related Occupations (9,838 people), and Management Occupations (7,305 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Amarillo, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

96.2k
2023 Value
± 2,717
−0.743%
1 Year decline
± 3.99%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Amarillo, TX declined at a rate of −0.743%, from 96.9k employees to 96.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Amarillo, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (13,466 people), Retail Trade (11,583 people), and Manufacturing (10,603 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,718
Median earning men ± $2,008
$34,723
Median earning women ± $1,629

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($69,672), Information ($65,234), and Public Administration ($61,686).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,871), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,271), and Public Administration ($48,769).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
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 Texas1
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.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Amarillo, TX awarded 2,382 degrees. The student population of Amarillo, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,383 male students and 6,186 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Amarillo, TX are Hispanic or Latino (1,112 and 46.7%), followed by White (934 and 39.2%), Black or African American (139 and 5.84%), and Asian (87 and 3.66%).

The largest universities in Amarillo, TX by number of degrees awarded are Amarillo College (2,164 and 90.8%), Milan Institute-Amarillo (111 and 4.66%), and Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy (90 and 3.78%).

The most popular majors in Amarillo, TX are General Studies (355 and 14.9%), General Business Administration & Management (231 and 9.7%), and Registered Nursing (201 and 8.44%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 9,569 students enrolled in Amarillo, TX, 35.4% men and 64.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 4,515 records, of which 65.9% were women and 34.1% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 355 degrees awarded
  2. 201 degrees awarded
  3. 149 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Amarillo, TX was General Studies with 355 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 2,164 degrees awarded
  2. 111 degrees awarded
  3. 90 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Amarillo College with 2,164 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,027 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Amarillo, TX, which is 0.758 times less than the 1,355 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,112 degrees mean that there were 1.19 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 934 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,128) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,040) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,854) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.71% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.64% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (5.75M), Some college (4.93M), and Bachelors Degree (4.37M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Amarillo, TX was $186,800 in 2023, which is 0.616 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $172,700 to $186,800, a 8.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Amarillo, TX is 59.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Amarillo, TX have an average commute time of 19.1 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.

Property

$186,800
Median Property Value 2023
±$5,242
$46,816
Median Property Taxes
±$1,796

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.

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Rent vs Own

59.6%
Homeownership
2023
63.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 59.6% of the housing units in Amarillo, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.6%.

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Income by Location

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,469
Median Household Income
± $1,770
78.6k
Number of Households
± 2,203

In 2023, the median household income of the 78.6k households in Amarillo, TX grew to $62,469 from the previous year's value of $60,628.

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Wage Distribution

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

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (78.9%)
  2. Carpooled (12.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.88%)

In 2023, 78.9% of workers in Amarillo, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.1%) and those who worked at home (5.88%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Amarillo, TX have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in Amarillo, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty & Diversity

15.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Amarillo, TX (31.4k out of 199k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 55 - 64.

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.

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Health

84.2% of the population of Amarillo, TX has health coverage, with 47.8% on employee plans, 14.1% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.76% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.975% increase from the previous year (1,641 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 638 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.8%
Uninsured
47.8%
Employer Coverage
14.1%
Medicaid
10.5%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
1.76%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Amarillo, TX declined by 0.332% from 15.9% to 15.8%.

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