Amarillo, TX Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 199,826 (99% urban, 1% rural). >Population change since 2000: +15.1%

Population (male): 100,194

Population (female): 99,632

Median Age: 34.3 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $828.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Amarillo: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 13.7%

Poverty (breakdown): (7.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.9% for Black residents, 20.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 15.2% for American Indian residents, 24.9% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 21.7% for other race residents, 27.4% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of Texas and other state lists, there were 812 registered sex offenders living in Amarillo, Texas as of January 18, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Amarillo is 244 to 1.>

Ancestries: Ancestries: American (9.7%), German (7.5%), English (5.8%), Irish (5.0%), African (1.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).

Elevation:

Land Area: 89.9 square miles.

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 79101, 79102, 79103, 79104, 79106, 79107, 79108, 79109, 79110, 79111, 79118, 79119, 79121, 79124

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $51,263 (it was $34,940 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $27,134 (it was $18,621 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $131,400 (it was $71,600 in 2000) Amarillo:$131,400TX:$172,200

Races:
      White alone - 106,546 - 53.1%
      Hispanic - 68,286 - 34.0%
      Black alone - 12,922 - 6.4%
      Asian alone - 7,261 - 3.6%
      Two or more races - 4,562 - 2.3%
      American Indian alone - 607 - 0.3%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 231 - 0.1%
      Other race alone - 143 - 0.07%