Amarillo is home to 271,917 people. That puts it in the top 9% of US metro areas for household income. The typical home is worth $196,651, having roughly tripled since 2000. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. There are 53 people per square mile. The population is up 19% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,728, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Amarillo
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share12.8% → 30.5%(+17.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.4% → 26.9%(+8.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share80.1% → 56.5%(−23.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.3%(4,767)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(3,670)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.9%(4,708)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(504)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(85)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 15,250 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Amarillo, decade by decade
Amarillo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
198,422
$61,842
$121,301
18.4%
40.2
2000
228,707
$65,491
$126,016
20.7%
55.2
2010
251,933
$67,287
$150,540
22.6%
64.5
2020
268,691
$69,664
$167,373
23.9%
73.1
2024
271,917
$70,728
$196,651
26.9%
69.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
