METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS
Amarillo Metro
Amarillo, TX · 5 counties · 198,422 residents · 5,150.982 sq mi
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Amarillo has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $25,767. Population has declined 13% since 2000. Median home value is $50,541.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 32.0
US median: 33.0
Average education
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024272K
Age distribution, 1990
Under 58%(15,892)
5 to 98.4%(16,663)
10 to 147.7%(15,349)
15 to 197.2%(14,207)
20 to 247%(13,798)
25 to 3417.1%(34,028)
35 to 4414.7%(29,250)
45 to 549.3%(18,429)
55 to 648.8%(17,403)
65 to 746.8%(13,563)
75 to 843.9%(7,683)
85 and over1.1%(2,157)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$25,767
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $35,951 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$50,541
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $69,177 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic72%(164,660)
Black5.5%(12,643)
Hispanic / Latino19%(43,454)
Asian1.7%(3,832)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic85.2%(169,143)
Black4.8%(9,492)
Hispanic / Latino12.8%(25,434)
Asian1.6%(3,189)
Other8.4%(16,598)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican26.4%(71,754)
Spaniard0.6%(1,632)
Central American0.6%(1,514)
Cuban0.4%(1,107)
South American0.4%(1,009)
Puerto Rican0.2%(578)
Salvadoran0.2%(526)
Honduran0.2%(464)
Venezuelan0.1%(392)
Guatemalan0.1%(303)
Colombian0.1%(220)
Peruvian0.1%(192)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Vietnamese1%(2,758)
Burmese0.5%(1,295)
Asian Indian0.5%(1,245)
Laotian0.5%(1,213)
Chinese0.2%(492)
Filipino0.1%(238)
Korean0.1%(187)
Kazakh0.1%(168)
Thai0.1%(150)
Japanese0%(99)
Hmong0.1%(92)
Uzbek0%(48)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0%(39)
Nepalese0%(29)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(359)
Samoan0%(92)
Chamorro0%(89)
Marshallese0.1%(67)
Fijian0%(26)
Tongan0%(20)
Ancestry
German10%(27,254)
English9.9%(26,864)
Irish7.8%(21,139)
American6.1%(16,619)
Scottish2.2%(5,852)
Subsaharan African1.6%(4,294)
Italian1.2%(3,178)
French1.1%(3,057)
Polish0.8%(2,068)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(2,008)
Dutch0.7%(1,953)
Swedish0.5%(1,344)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.5%(1,335)
Welsh0.3%(796)
British0.2%(581)
Arab0.2%(530)
Czech0.2%(467)
West Indian0.1%(371)
French Canadian0.1%(314)
Iranian0.1%(312)
Greek0.1%(310)
Russian0.1%(301)
Hungarian0.1%(255)
Danish0.1%(241)
Iraqi0.1%(211)
Ghanaian0.1%(202)
Ethiopian0.1%(163)
Somali0.1%(156)
Swiss0.1%(143)
Lebanese0.1%(139)
Jamaican0.1%(136)
Turkish0.1%(122)
Syrian0%(118)
Austrian0%(100)
Brazilian0%(94)
Croatian0%(93)
Canadian0%(91)
Portuguese0%(86)
Nigerian0%(78)
Ukrainian0.1%(77)
Romanian0%(74)
Lithuanian0%(64)
Cape Verdean0.1%(63)
Slovene0%(55)
Finnish0%(46)
Australian0%(31)
Belgian0%(29)
Bulgarian0%(22)
Armenian0%(21)
Egyptian0%(12)
Latvian0%(6)
Slovak0%(6)
Haitian0.1%(3)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
76.3%
−3.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 80.0% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married33.7%(36,422)
Married50.9%(55,005)
Widowed3.5%(3,732)
Divorced12%(13,010)
Women 15+
Never married28.3%(30,495)
Married49.6%(53,542)
Widowed8.4%(9,067)
Divorced13.7%(14,804)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Amarillo, TX?
Amarillo, TX has about 198,422 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Amarillo, TX?
The typical household in Amarillo, TX earns about $25,767 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Amarillo, TX expensive?
In Amarillo, TX, the median home is worth about $50,541, and the typical rent is about $354 a month.
How educated are people in Amarillo, TX?
About 18.4% of adults age 25 and over in Amarillo, TX hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Amarillo, TX?
About 15.7% of people in Amarillo, TX live below the federal poverty line.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024