COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vega vs Amarillo
PLACE A
Vega, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Amarillo, Texas
Vega is 100% smaller than Amarillo. Vega earns more, with a median household income $12,213 higher. Amarillo has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -1%).
VEGAAMARILLODIFFERENCE
Total population891205,130−100% vs Amarillo
Population density6661,980−1,314
Population growth-0.6%5.1%−5.7 pts
Median age38.235.1+3.1
Male48.8%48.9%−0.1 pts
Female51.2%51.1%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born12.4%11.0%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.7%51.0%+6.8 pts
Black0.6%7.1%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.4%34.2%+6.3 pts
Asian0.6%3.7%−3.1 pts
Other0.6%4.1%−3.5 pts
Median household income$78,125$65,912+$12,213
Per capita income$33,953$37,126−$3,173
Poverty rate21.0%15.8%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%26.6%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree3.5%8.8%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%3.4%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation63.8%66.0%−2.2 pts
Median home value$131,000$196,900−$65,900
Median gross rent$1,107$1,092+$15
Owner-occupied75.0%59.7%+15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%10.6%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households45.6%44.5%+1.0 pts
Average commute33.419.6+13.7
Worked from home4.3%6.6%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured23.2%15.4%+7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025