Amarillo

Population: 200,945
Median household income: $62,469
Median home value: $186,800

Amarillo, a community in Potter County, Texas, has 200,945 residents. At $62,469, its median household income sits above Potter County's $50,448.

From 2019 to 2023, Amarillo's population grew 1.0% from 198,955 to 200,945, while its median home value rose 41.0% from $132,500 to $186,800.

69.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 200,945
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,469
Median home value: $186,800
Median gross rent: $1,049
Housing units: 88,394
Homeownership rate: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

198,955200,945

Median household income

$52,725$62,469

Median home value

$132,500$186,800

Median gross rent

$850$1,049

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	198,955	$52,725	$132,500	$850
2020	199,225	$52,941	$138,900	$876
2021	200,371	$55,174	$148,500	$928
2022	200,360	$60,628	$172,700	$997
2023	200,945	$62,469	$186,800	$1,049

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,133	7.0%
5 to 17	38,785	19.3%
18 to 24	18,456	9.2%
25 to 34	29,095	14.5%
35 to 44	28,077	14.0%
45 to 54	22,142	11.0%
55 to 64	20,515	10.2%
65 to 74	17,512	8.7%
75 and over	12,230	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	104,479	52.0%
Black or African American	13,984	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	481	0.2%
Asian	7,943	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	81	0.0%
Some other race	575	0.3%
Two or more races	5,671	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67,731	33.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18,208	14.1%
High school graduate	34,515	26.6%
Some college or associate's	44,278	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	22,049	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10,521	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	75,279	78.9%
Carpooled	11,505	12.1%
Public transit	424	0.4%
Walked	950	1.0%
Bicycle	165	0.2%
Worked from home	5,609	5.9%
Other means	1,469	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33,460	37.3%
15 to 29 min	42,733	47.6%
30 to 44 min	7,519	8.4%
45 to 59 min	1,612	1.8%
60+ min	4,468	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 15.8% (31,389 of 198,808)

	Count	Share
Family households	49,116	62.5%
Nonfamily households	29,496	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	78,612	88.9%
Vacant	9,782	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46,816	59.6%
Renter-occupied	31,796	40.4%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	61,533	69.6%
1-unit, attached	3,440	3.9%
2 to 4 units	4,327	4.9%
5 to 19 units	7,926	9.0%
20 or more units	7,738	8.8%
Mobile home & other	3,430	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4803000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 104 sq mi
Water area: 1.56 sq mi
Center point: 35.1981, -101.8331