COMPARING TWO PLACES
Groom vs Amarillo
PLACE A
Groom, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Amarillo, Texas
Groom is 100% smaller than Amarillo. Groom earns more, with a median household income $2,005 higher. Amarillo has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -4%).
GROOMAMARILLODIFFERENCE
Total population530205,130−100% vs Amarillo
Population density7121,980−1,267
Population growth-3.8%5.1%−8.9 pts
Median age46.435.1+11.3
Male42.3%48.9%−6.7 pts
Female57.7%51.1%+6.7 pts
Foreign-born0.4%11.0%−10.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%51.0%+44.5 pts
Black0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%34.2%−32.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other3.1%4.1%−1.0 pts
Median household income$67,917$65,912+$2,005
Per capita income$47,176$37,126+$10,050
Poverty rate2.6%15.8%−13.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4900.476+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%26.6%−3.4 pts
Graduate degree1.6%8.8%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.3%3.4%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation64.9%66.0%−1.1 pts
Median home value$93,900$196,900−$103,000
Median gross rent$1,094$1,092+$2
Owner-occupied84.8%59.7%+25.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%10.6%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households31.4%44.5%−13.1 pts
Average commute33.019.6+13.4
Worked from home5.0%6.6%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.0%15.4%−9.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025