2024 population: 274,650 ( 5,945 from 2020)
Land area: 5151.0 square miles
Population density: 53.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	153,728	55.97%	3.4%
Black:	18,574	6.76%	8.8%
Indian:	1,427	0.52%	4.2%
Asian:	8,696	3.17%	2.2%
2+ races:	5,018	1.83%	16.2%
Hispanic:	87,207	31.75%	11.9%

Total non-White:	120,922	44.03%	10.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	14,473	13.5
Deaths:	13,000	12.1
Net Migration:	728	0.7
Net Immigration:	3,738	3.5

Change in White population:	-5,394	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,339	4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
268,705
159,122	59.22%
17,068	6.35%
1,369	0.51%
8,888	3.31%
4,317	1.61%
77,941	29.01%
109,583	40.78%

2010
251,933
162,580	64.53%
14,630	5.81%
1,268	0.50%
6,408	2.54%
3,429	1.36%
63,359	25.15%
89,353	35.47%

2000
228,707
164,660	72.00%
12,643	5.53%
1,287	0.56%
3,881	1.70%
2,647	1.16%
43,454	19.00%
64,047	28.00%

1990
198,422
158,882	80.07%
9,319	4.70%
1,497	0.75%
3,290	1.66%
n/a
25,434	12.82%
39,540	19.93%

1980
184,648
157,651	85.38%
8,505	4.61%
818	0.44%
2,053	1.11%
n/a
15,470	8.38%
26,997	14.62%

1970
154,907
137,963	89.06%
6,613	4.27%
343	0.22%
139	0.09%
n/a
9,280	5.99%
16,944	10.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
33,935	13.5
21,435	8.5
-5,829	-2.3
6,326	2.5

-3,458	-1.4
20,230	8.0

Number	Rate
2000's
35,067	15.3
19,258	8.4
675	0.3
4,578	2.0

-2,080	-0.9
25,306	11.1

Number	Rate
1990's
34,861	17.6
18,825	9.5
4,319	2.2
4,741	2.4

5,778	2.9
24,507	12.4

Number	Rate
1980's
35,695	19.3
15,493	8.4
-5,760	-3.1
n/a

1,231	0.7
12,543	6.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,239	7.9
n/a

19,688	12.7
10,053	6.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.7
68,071	24.8%
206,579	75.2%
39,761	14.5%

101,424
2.56

66,154	65.2%
48,760	73.7%
6,765	10.2%
35,270	34.8%

2010
Number	Percent
34.4
66,464	26.4%
185,469	73.6%
29,931	11.9%

94,802
2.56

64,205	67.7%
47,168	73.5%
7,331	11.4%
30,597	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
33.9
61,898	27.1%
166,809	72.9%
27,443	12.0%

86,030
2.55

59,610	69.3%
46,764	78.4%
6,086	10.2%
26,420	30.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
55,971	28.2%
142,451	71.8%
23,403	11.8%

76,081
2.55

54,018	71.0%
43,890	81.3%
4,961	9.2%
22,063	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.1
53,471	29.0%
131,177	71.0%
18,295	9.9%

67,989
2.66

50,272	73.9%
43,695	86.9%
3,373	6.7%
17,717	26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,316	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,963	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,533	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,273	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,012	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,450	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,928	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,571	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,353	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,821	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,064	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,395	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,906	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,785	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,280	7.2%
$200,000 or more	6,774	6.7%

Median Household Income	65,361
Per Capita Income	34,155

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,425	4.4%
Public Assistance	1,668	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,496	9.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	82,413	70.9%
Unemployed	2,791	2.4%
In Armed Forces	196	0.2%

Total Labor Force	85,400	73.5%
Not in Labor Force	30,844	26.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	48,760	38,112	56.1%
Non-Profit	1,995	3,965	33.5%
Self-Employed	8,018	4,573	63.7%

Local Government	4,587	6,151	42.7%
State Government	3,075	3,711	45.3%
Federal Government	2,470	1,933	56.1%

Total Private + Self	56,778	42,685	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,127	15,760	43.5%
Total	68,905	58,445	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,922	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	26,380	20.7%
Professional, Technical	28,093	22.0%
Service Occupations	24,637	19.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	605	0.5%
All others	32,567	25.5%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,894	14.0%
Retail trade	14,570	11.4%
Manufacturing	13,646	10.7%
Educational services	11,993	9.4%
Construction	10,645	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	10,013	7.8%
Public administration	7,691	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	6,158	4.8%
Other services	5,975	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,498	4.3%
Finance and insurance	4,976	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,695	3.7%
Wholesale trade	3,804	3.0%
Utilities	2,311	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,119	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,574	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,550	1.2%
Information	1,432	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,014	0.8%
Management	41	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	71,143	26.42%
Puerto Rican	593	0.22%
Cuban	490	0.18%
Dominican	86	0.03%

Total Central American	924	0.34%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	214	0.08%
Honduran	306	0.11%
Nicaraguan	30	0.01%
Panamanian	41	0.02%
Salvadoran	333	0.12%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	712	0.26%
Argentinean	140	0.05%
Bolivian	27	0.01%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	163	0.06%
Ecuadorian	217	0.08%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	116	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	49	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7,958	2.96%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	2,551	0.95%
Vietnamese	1,963	0.73%
Laotian	1,350	0.50%
Indian	704	0.26%
Filipino	510	0.19%
Thai	282	0.10%
Chinese	281	0.10%
Korean	238	0.09%
Hmong	82	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	200,040	79.4%
Spanish	39,998	15.9%
Other Asian	4,287	1.7%
Other	2,045	0.8%
Vietnamese	1,592	0.6%
Other Indo-European	1,137	0.5%
Arabic	686	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	479	0.2%
German, other Germanic	424	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	25,637	9.5%
English	24,074	8.9%
Irish	21,201	7.9%
American	16,270	6.0%
European	6,720	2.5%
Scottish	5,096	1.9%
Italian	3,428	1.3%
French	3,410	1.3%
African	2,512	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,365	0.9%
Polish	1,996	0.7%
Dutch	1,800	0.7%
Norwegian	1,723	0.6%
Swedish	1,425	0.5%
British	1,195	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	253,288	94.1%
Not a citizen	15,990	5.9%

Native	243,594	90.5%
Foreign-born	25,684	9.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,694	6.1%	12,788	7.3%	47,073	26.9%	59,422	34.0%	30,261	17.3%	14,617	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,694	6.1%
9-12 Years	12,788	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	47,073	26.9%
Some College	59,422	34.0%
Bach. Degree	30,261	17.3%
Grad Degree	14,617	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	205,540	195,486	10,054	4.9%
1991	206,928	197,100	9,828	4.7%
1992	213,582	203,000	10,582	5.0%
1993	217,826	208,232	9,594	4.4%
1994	227,620	219,454	8,166	3.6%
1995	234,522	225,514	9,008	3.8%
1996	234,558	225,210	9,348	4.0%
1997	232,800	223,602	9,198	4.0%
1998	236,088	227,406	8,682	3.7%
1999	238,348	229,690	8,658	3.6%

2000	238,254	229,054	9,200	3.9%
2001	238,098	228,896	9,202	3.9%
2002	244,934	233,770	11,164	4.6%
2003	253,192	240,906	12,286	4.9%
2004	256,770	245,766	11,004	4.3%
2005	256,234	245,930	10,304	4.0%
2006	260,336	250,540	9,796	3.8%
2007	258,168	249,438	8,730	3.4%
2008	259,468	250,272	9,196	3.5%
2009	264,818	250,942	13,876	5.2%

2010	259,540	244,740	14,800	5.7%
2011	264,308	249,600	14,708	5.6%
2012	262,850	250,226	12,624	4.8%
2013	261,868	249,658	12,210	4.7%
2014	261,140	251,428	9,712	3.7%
2015	260,678	252,562	8,116	3.1%
2016	263,604	255,350	8,254	3.1%
2017	262,342	254,438	7,904	3.0%
2018	262,624	255,372	7,252	2.8%
2019	264,576	257,844	6,732	2.5%

2020	262,528	249,722	12,806	4.9%
2021	269,228	258,738	10,490	3.9%
2022	272,142	264,000	8,142	3.0%
2023	274,848	266,542	8,306	3.0%
2024	275,830	267,184	8,646	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	113,931
Median Value	$167,985

Occupied	101,424	89.0%
Vacant	12,507	11.0%

Owned	65,091	64.2%
Rented	36,333	35.8%
Median Rent	$1,013

Single-Family Units	83,711	73.5%
Detached	80,115	70.3%
Attached	3,596	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,636	14.6%
Mobile Homes	8,412	7.4%

Amarillo, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area