Pampa, TX

Census Place

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2023 Population

16,735

0.747% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pampa, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (59.2%), White (Hispanic) (19.2%), Other (Hispanic) (9.37%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.51%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.38%).

None of the households in Pampa, 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.

Most people in Pampa, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Pampa, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 3.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.91k people) in Pampa, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.21k White (Hispanic) and 1.57k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pampa, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.91k ± 247
White (Hispanic)
3.21k ± 440
Other (Hispanic)
1.57k ± 415

34%

Hispanic Population

5.7k people

34% of the people in Pampa, TX are hispanic (5.7k people).

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

Economy

The economy of Pampa, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Pampa, TX are Retail Trade (1,012 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (862 people), and Educational Services (756 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($100,820), Utilities ($75,397), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,750).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pampa, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,001 people), Sales & Related Occupations (726 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (661 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pampa, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pampa, TX, are Retail Trade (1,012 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (862 people), and Educational Services (756 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pampa, TX, though some of these residents may live in Pampa, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($70,268), Public Administration ($53,333), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($52,176).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($58,259), Public Administration ($45,223), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,594).

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.

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn 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.

N/ATed 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.

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US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

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

People in Pampa, TX have an average commute time of 16.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pampa, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Pampa, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Pampa, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more 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 2023

Drove Alone (83.5%)
Carpooled (9.82%)
Worked At Home (4.02%)

In 2023, 83.5% of workers in Pampa, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.82%) and those who worked at home (4.02%).

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

16.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pampa, TX have a shorter commute time (16.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Pampa, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pampa, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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.

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

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

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