2022 population: 544,877 ( 1,649 from 2010 , 2,739 from 2020)
Land area: 43625.8 square miles
Population density: 12.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	283,429	52.02%	12.3%
Black:	27,075	4.97%	17.4%
Indian:	3,575	0.66%	14.1%
Asian:	12,204	2.24%	27.6%
2+ races:	8,941	1.64%	30.3%
Hispanic:	209,653	38.48%	18.7%

Total non-White:	261,448	47.98%	18.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	16,073	14.7
Deaths:	14,949	13.6
Net Migration:	-6,016	-5.5
Net Immigration:	2,238	2.0

Change in White population:	-39,913	-7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	41,562	7.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
543,228
323,342	59.52%
23,060	4.24%
3,133	0.58%
9,568	1.76%
6,862	1.26%
176,671	32.52%
219,886	40.48%

2000
514,765
349,164	67.83%
21,736	4.22%
3,139	0.61%
5,676	1.10%
5,754	1.12%
128,981	25.06%
165,601	32.17%

1990
477,282
365,220	76.52%
16,732	3.51%
3,641	0.76%
5,215	1.09%
n/a
86,474	18.12%
112,062	23.48%

1980
484,722
395,300	81.55%
16,734	3.45%
2,620	0.54%
3,280	0.68%
n/a
66,168	13.65%
89,422	18.45%

1970
442,304
377,424	85.33%
14,253	3.22%
1,121	0.25%
383	0.09%
n/a
47,340	10.70%
64,880	14.67%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
77,645	15.1
43,473	8.4
-34,705	-6.7
13,260	2.6

-25,822	-5.0
54,285	10.5

Number	Rate
1990's
80,417	16.8
46,403	9.7
-22,664	-4.7
13,164	2.8

-16,056	-3.4
53,539	11.2

Number	Rate
1980's
89,577	18.5
42,158	8.7
-52,683	-10.9
n/a

-30,080	-6.2
22,640	4.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-6,254	-1.4
n/a

17,876	4.0
24,542	5.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Amarillo, TX-KS-NM-OK Market 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
35.3
142,025	26.1%
402,852	73.9%
81,711	15.0%

199,597
2.64

131,868	66.1%
97,725	74.1%
13,617	10.3%
67,729	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
34.6
147,235	27.1%
395,993	72.9%
69,012	12.7%

201,191
2.60

139,111	69.1%
104,947	75.4%
14,527	10.4%
62,080	30.9%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
143,918	28.0%
370,847	72.0%
67,528	13.1%

191,105
2.59

136,112	71.2%
109,694	80.6%
12,458	9.2%
54,993	28.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
138,970	29.1%
338,312	70.9%
63,185	13.2%

179,036
2.61

131,534	73.5%
110,315	83.9%
10,034	7.6%
47,502	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
147,209	30.4%
337,513	69.6%
55,291	11.4%

174,971
2.72

133,792	76.5%
118,831	88.8%
7,448	5.6%
41,179	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Amarillo, TX-KS-NM-OK Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,657	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,561	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	10,053	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,752	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,351	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,150	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,247	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,478	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,906	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	15,566	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	19,913	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	26,319	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	18,627	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,896	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	12,837	6.4%
$200,000 or more	10,284	5.2%

Median Household Income	60,945
Per Capita Income	30,936

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,132	4.6%
Public Assistance	3,890	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22,843	11.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	143,399	68.6%
Unemployed	5,921	2.8%
In Armed Forces	3,260	1.6%

Total Labor Force	152,580	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	56,521	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	98,073	68,828	58.8%
Non-Profit	4,317	7,872	35.4%
Self-Employed	16,843	8,627	66.1%

Local Government	9,249	13,601	40.5%
State Government	5,657	8,377	40.3%
Federal Government	3,944	3,140	55.7%

Total Private + Self	114,916	77,455	59.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23,167	32,990	41.3%
Total	138,083	110,445	55.6%

Pct. Govt.	17.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	31,120	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	49,260	19.8%
Professional, Technical	48,414	19.4%
Service Occupations	45,020	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6,394	2.6%
All others	75,360	30.2%

White Collar		51.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	29,121	1280.6%
Retail trade	27,925	1228.0%
Manufacturing	27,667	1216.7%
Educational services	24,627	1083.0%
Construction	19,991	879.1%
Accommodation and food services	19,309	849.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14,079	619.1%
Public administration	14,058	618.2%
Transportation and warehousing	12,426	546.4%
Other services	11,706	514.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,384	412.7%
Finance and insurance	7,902	347.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,661	336.9%
Wholesale trade	6,081	267.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5,009	220.3%
Utilities	4,144	182.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,945	129.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,660	117.0%
Information	2,387	105.0%
Management	92	4.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	176,438	32.22%
Puerto Rican	1,836	0.34%
Cuban	1,578	0.29%
Dominican	94	0.02%

Total Central American	4,769	0.87%
Costa Rican	34	0.01%
Guatemalan	2,896	0.53%
Honduran	757	0.14%
Nicaraguan	91	0.02%
Panamanian	140	0.03%
Salvadoran	851	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,138	0.21%
Argentinean	200	0.04%
Bolivian	27	0.00%
Chilean	40	0.01%
Colombian	281	0.05%
Ecuadorian	244	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	170	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	176	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	19,973	3.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	3,102	0.57%
Vietnamese	2,154	0.39%
Filipino	1,467	0.27%
Laotian	1,443	0.26%
Indian	1,001	0.18%
Korean	429	0.08%
Chinese	312	0.06%
Thai	310	0.06%
Japanese	164	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	376,457	73.7%
Spanish	117,758	23.1%
Other Asian	5,108	1.0%
Other	3,349	0.7%
Vietnamese	1,790	0.4%
Other Indo-European	1,559	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,327	0.3%
Arabic	959	0.2%
Tagalog	792	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	52,404	9.6%
English	45,461	8.3%
Irish	40,182	7.3%
American	29,142	5.3%
European	10,146	1.9%
Scottish	9,270	1.7%
French	6,905	1.3%
Italian	6,775	1.2%
Dutch	4,871	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	4,405	0.8%
African	3,849	0.7%
Polish	3,700	0.7%
Norwegian	2,863	0.5%
Swedish	2,512	0.5%
Welsh	2,379	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	503,378	91.9%
Not a citizen	44,197	8.1%

Native	484,288	88.4%
Foreign-born	63,287	11.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
29,579	8.4%	29,821	8.5%	103,446	29.4%	111,035	31.6%	53,348	15.2%	24,464	7.0%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	29,579	8.4%
9-12 Years	29,821	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	103,446	29.4%
Some College	111,035	31.6%
Bach. Degree	53,348	15.2%
Grad Degree	24,464	7.0%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	230,535	219,926	10,609	4.6%
1991	232,257	221,104	11,153	4.8%
1992	237,517	224,806	12,711	5.4%
1993	239,557	227,890	11,667	4.9%
1994	246,773	236,199	10,574	4.3%
1995	249,830	238,997	10,833	4.3%
1996	252,592	241,324	11,268	4.5%
1997	251,993	241,472	10,521	4.2%
1998	255,087	245,152	9,935	3.9%
1999	253,550	243,774	9,776	3.9%

2000	251,956	242,029	9,927	3.9%
2001	253,428	243,651	9,777	3.9%
2002	256,673	244,835	11,838	4.6%
2003	264,464	251,686	12,778	4.8%
2004	263,941	252,322	11,619	4.4%
2005	261,556	250,760	10,796	4.1%
2006	263,119	253,201	9,918	3.8%
2007	265,031	256,258	8,773	3.3%
2008	270,162	260,897	9,265	3.4%
2009	271,967	257,635	14,332	5.3%

2010	264,638	249,307	15,331	5.8%
2011	268,382	253,588	14,794	5.5%
2012	267,091	254,323	12,768	4.8%
2013	266,350	253,754	12,596	4.7%
2014	266,573	256,163	10,410	3.9%
2015	263,717	254,259	9,458	3.6%
2016	261,950	252,221	9,729	3.7%
2017	260,157	251,155	9,002	3.5%
2018	258,128	250,290	7,838	3.0%
2019	259,714	252,296	7,418	2.9%

2020	257,044	244,726	12,318	4.8%
2021	261,424	250,728	10,696	4.1%
2022	264,216	256,171	8,045	3.0%
2023	265,683	257,560	8,123	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	238,767
Median Value	$142,187

Occupied	199,597	83.6%
Vacant	39,170	16.4%

Owned	131,888	66.1%
Rented	67,709	33.9%
Median Rent	$928

Single-Family Units	181,221	75.9%
Detached	175,616	73.6%
Attached	5,605	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	22,600	9.5%
Mobile Homes	22,964	9.6%

Amarillo, TX-KS-NM-OK Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Amarillo, TX-KS-NM-OK Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Amarillo, TX-KS-NM-OK Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Amarillo, TX-KS-NM-OK Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Amarillo, TX-KS-NM-OK Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Amarillo, TX-KS-NM-OK Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Amarillo, TX-KS-NM-OK Market Area