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):

2024
Number	Percent
36.1
68,345	24.9%
206,305	75.1%
41,743	15.2%

103,062
2.54

66,146	64.2%
48,739	73.7%
6,280	9.5%
36,916	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
68.8
-119,005	-47.2%
370,938	147.2%
59,862	23.8%

189,604
2.56

128,410	67.7%
94,336	73.5%
14,662	11.4%
61,194	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%

2024 Housing Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,330	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,593	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,763	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,975	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,683	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,836	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,484	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,440	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,263	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,193	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,222	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,034	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,948	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,380	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,314	8.1%
$200,000 or more	8,604	8.3%

Median Household Income	71,139
Per Capita Income	37,093

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,071	4.9%
Public Assistance	1,946	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,042	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	83,213	71.7%
Unemployed	2,954	2.5%
In Armed Forces	205	0.2%

Total Labor Force	86,372	74.4%
Not in Labor Force	29,759	25.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	47,702	39,357	54.8%
Non-Profit	2,319	3,723	38.4%
Self-Employed	8,864	5,136	63.3%

Local Government	4,165	6,216	40.1%
State Government	2,857	3,025	48.6%
Federal Government	3,456	2,519	57.8%

Total Private + Self	56,566	44,493	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,797	15,483	45.3%
Total	69,363	59,976	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	17.2%
Pct. Private + Self	78.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,300	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	26,715	20.6%
Professional, Technical	28,941	22.3%
Service Occupations	24,500	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	605	0.5%
All others	33,081	25.5%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,199	14.0%
Retail trade	14,280	11.0%
Manufacturing	12,720	9.8%
Educational services	11,512	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	10,793	8.3%
Construction	10,725	8.3%
Transportation and warehousing	7,704	5.9%
Public administration	7,042	5.4%
Other services	6,199	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,167	4.8%
Finance and insurance	5,115	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,737	3.7%
Wholesale trade	4,059	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,549	2.0%
Utilities	2,523	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,671	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,536	1.2%
Information	1,250	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	702	0.5%
Management	54	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	71,754	26.39%
Puerto Rican	578	0.21%
Cuban	1,107	0.41%
Dominican	34	0.01%

Total Central American	1,514	0.56%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	303	0.11%
Honduran	464	0.17%
Nicaraguan	33	0.01%
Panamanian	188	0.07%
Salvadoran	526	0.19%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,009	0.37%
Argentinean	78	0.03%
Bolivian	22	0.01%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	220	0.08%
Ecuadorian	105	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	192	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	392	0.14%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6,895	2.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	2,758	1.01%
Burmese	1,295	0.48%
Indian	1,245	0.46%
Laotian	1,213	0.45%
Chinese	492	0.18%
Filipino	238	0.09%
Korean	187	0.07%
Thai	150	0.06%
Japanese	99	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	202,739	79.5%
Spanish	41,129	16.1%
Other Asian	3,188	1.3%
Vietnamese	2,477	1.0%
Other	2,050	0.8%
Other Indo-European	1,025	0.4%
Arabic	565	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	533	0.2%
Chinese	474	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	27,254	10.0%
English	26,864	9.9%
Irish	21,139	7.8%
American	16,619	6.1%
European	6,387	2.3%
Scottish	5,852	2.2%
Italian	3,178	1.2%
French	3,057	1.1%
African	2,255	0.8%
Polish	2,068	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	2,008	0.7%
Dutch	1,953	0.7%
Swedish	1,344	0.5%
Norwegian	1,335	0.5%
Other Subsaharan African	1,053	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	258,151	94.9%
Not a citizen	13,766	5.1%

Native	247,161	90.9%
Foreign-born	24,756	9.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,404	5.8%	12,365	7.0%	48,531	27.3%	58,436	32.9%	31,863	17.9%	16,272	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,404	5.8%
9-12 Years	12,365	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	48,531	27.3%
Some College	58,436	32.9%
Bach. Degree	31,863	17.9%
Grad Degree	16,272	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

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	115,539
Median Value	$196,330

Occupied	103,062	89.2%
Vacant	12,477	10.8%

Owned	65,834	63.9%
Rented	37,228	36.1%
Median Rent	$1,100

Single-Family Units	84,891	73.5%
Detached	80,752	69.9%
Attached	4,139	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17,226	14.9%
Mobile Homes	8,545	7.4%

Amarillo, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Amarillo, TX Metro Area