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Total population: 189,389 (Urban population: 187,975, Rural population: 1,414 (33 farm, 1,382 nonfarm))

Amarillo,TX index of house prices


Houses: 72,332 (67,612 occupied: 42,765 owner occupied, 24,847 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

37%
State:

37%

Housing density: 805 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $186,768.


Median contract rent in 2009: $524 (lower quartile is $414, upper quartile is $647)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $584


Median gross rent in Amarillo, TX in 2009: $647


Housing units in Amarillo with a mortgage: 23,658 (705 second mortgage, 1,465 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,289


Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $63,235


Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $42,289


Median monthly housing costs: $722





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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $102,800 (it was $71,600 in 2000)
Amarillo:

$102,800
Texas:

$125,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,000 - $156,600

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $133,532
Here:

$133,532
State:

$177,060

Townhouses or other attached units: $103,660
Here:

$103,660
State:

$170,403

In 2-unit structures: $106,513
Here:

$106,513
State:

$137,980

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,984
Here:

$93,984
State:

$168,745

Mobile homes: $42,672
Here:

$42,672
State:

$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $53,324
Here:

$53,324
State:

$34,447

Median year house/condo built: 1967

Median year apartment built: 1969

Household type by relationship:

Households: 171,225
  • In family households: 145,919 (34,850 male householders, 11,118 female householders)
    35,140 spouses, 53,131 children (47,835 natural, 1,387 adopted, 3,909 stepchildren), 3,826 grandchildren, 1,407 brothers or sisters, 869 parents, 2,401 other relatives, 3,177 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 25,306 (9,373 male householders (7,839 living alone)), 12,218 female householders (10,800 living alone)), 3,715 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,301 (1,645 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 19,165 2-persons, 10,559 3-persons, 9,169 4-persons, 4,316 5-persons, 1,745 6-persons, 1,014 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,639 1-person, 2,496 2-persons, 341 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 57 5-persons.

30,769 married couples with children.
12,285 single-parent households (2,658 men, 9,627 women).

81.1% of residents of Amarillo speak English at home.
16.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 12,630 (7.3%)
(36.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.6
State:

5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.9
State:

3.8

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Rooms in houses/apartments in Amarillo, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 44
  • 2 rooms: 625
  • 3 rooms: 1,825
  • 4 rooms: 4,713
  • 5 rooms: 12,838
  • 6 rooms: 11,516
  • 7 rooms: 5,557
  • 8 rooms: 3,118
  • 9 or more rooms: 2,529
  • 1 room: 1,103
  • 2 rooms: 2,851
  • 3 rooms: 5,583
  • 4 rooms: 6,869
  • 5 rooms: 5,276
  • 6 rooms: 2,073
  • 7 rooms: 692
  • 8 rooms: 282
  • 9 or more rooms: 118
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Amarillo, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 269
  • 1 bedroom: 1,536
  • 2 bedrooms: 9,604
  • 3 bedrooms: 25,114
  • 4 bedrooms: 5,517
  • 5+ bedrooms: 725
  • no bedroom: 1,428
  • 1 bedroom: 8,414
  • 2 bedrooms: 9,236
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,054
  • 4 bedrooms: 648
  • 5+ bedrooms: 67
Cars and other vehicles available in Amarillo, Texas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 1,343
  • 1 vehicle: 12,158
  • 2 vehicles: 20,748
  • 3 vehicles: 6,306
  • 4 vehicles: 1,688
  • 5+ vehicles: 522
  • no vehicle: 3,164
  • 1 vehicle: 13,591
  • 2 vehicles: 6,811
  • 3 vehicles: 1,060
  • 4 vehicles: 159
  • 5+ vehicles: 62

Median 2009 house/condo value by year built


Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 1,572
  • 2000 to 2004: 4,533
  • 1990 to 1999: 6,884
  • 1980 to 1989: 9,275
  • 1970 to 1979: 13,009
  • 1960 to 1969: 12,133
  • 1950 to 1959: 16,435
  • 1940 to 1949: 6,709
  • 1939 or earlier: 6,588

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Amarillo, TX house values

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Amarillo, TX:

  • Less than $10,000: 463
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 260
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 455
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 606
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 688
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 731
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1122
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 2443
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 3209
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 3197
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 2809
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 2706
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 2675
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 6316
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 5352
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 2997
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 2191
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 2759
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1281
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1004
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 349
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 308
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 91
  • $1,000,000 or more: 142
 


Amarillo rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Amarillo:

  • Less than $100: 43 people
  • $100 to $149: 140
  • $150 to $199: 179
  • $200 to $249: 320
  • $250 to $299: 285
  • $300 to $349: 352
  • $350 to $399: 932
  • $400 to $449: 1,539
  • $450 to $499: 1,839
  • $500 to $549: 1,911
  • $550 to $599: 2,223
  • $600 to $649: 2,384
  • $650 to $699: 1,841
  • $700 to $749: 2,113
  • $750 to $799: 1,807
  • $800 to $899: 2,175
  • $900 to $999: 1,424
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 1,568
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 343
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 437
  • $2,000 or more: 175
  • No cash rent: 1,790
 

Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 3,236
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,107
  • 1985 to 1989: 1,929
  • 1980 to 1984: 1,722
  • 1975 to 1979: 1,738
  • 1970 to 1974: 770
  • 1970 to 1974: 283
  • 1965 to 1969: 845


Amarillo, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,830 (2.3% of all workers)


Amarillo commuting: travel time to work

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2656
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 11639
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 21406
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 19555
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 10663
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2161
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4673
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 477
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 655
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1579
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1184
  • 90 or more minutes: 1126
 


Amarillo mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 65,371 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 10,425 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 219 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 14 (0%)
  • Railroad: 10 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
  • Taxi: 88 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 37 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 117 (0%)
  • Walked: 879 (1%)
  • Other means: 606 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,830 (2%)
 


Amarillo, TX household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 7618
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5550
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 5077
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 5697
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 5166
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 4721
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 4250
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 4050
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 3425
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 5527
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 6360
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 5169
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 2312
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 867
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 753
  • $200,000 or more: 1017
 

First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 55189
 United States or American: 18352
 German: 14630
 English: 11488
 Irish: 9608
 Scotch-Irish: 2885
 French (except Basque): 2479
 Scottish: 1979
 Italian: 1858
 Dutch: 1449
 European: 939
 Norwegian: 850
 Polish: 646
 Subsaharan African:: 565
 African: 541
 Welsh: 513
 Swedish: 506
 British: 447
 Arab:: 335
 French Canadian: 329
 Yugoslavian: 273
 Czech: 256
 Danish: 232
 Canadian: 205
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 194
 Dutch West Indian: 186
 Greek: 170
 Austrian: 161
 Swiss: 143
 Russian: 142
 Arab/Arabic: 124
 Lebanese: 105
 Czechoslovakian: 92
 Iranian: 80
 Portuguese: 65
 Hungarian: 64
 Celtic: 62
 Croatian: 58
 Scandinavian: 49
 Ukrainian: 49
 Albanian: 48
 Other Arab: 45
 Slovak: 40
 Lithuanian: 39
 Eastern European: 34
 Pennsylvania German: 32
 Australian: 31
 Belgian: 30
 Iraqi: 26
 Northern European: 25
 Romanian: 24
 Jordanian: 21
 Nigerian: 20
 Bulgarian: 19
 Slavic: 17
 Finnish: 17
 Acadian/Cajun: 16
 Basque: 14
 Icelander: 11
 Serbian: 11
 Palestinian: 8
 Jamaican: 8
 Armenian: 7
 Syrian: 6
 Latvian: 5
 Cape Verdean: 4
 Turkish: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (64%)
  • Vietnam (8%)
  • Laos (6%)
  • India (3%)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (2%)
  • Canada (2%)
  • Germany (2%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 113783
  • Northeast: 2585
  • Midwest: 12091
  • South: 16060
  • West: 15420

50% of Amarillo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 982
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 468
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,129
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,491
  • 9th grade: 1,456
  • 10th grade: 1,572
  • 11th grade: 1,736
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,536
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,502
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,284
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,637
  • Associate degree: 3,077
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,495
  • Master's degree: 2,268
  • Professional school degree: 1,280
  • Doctorate degree: 454

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 781
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 427
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,141
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,676
  • 9th grade: 1,758
  • 10th grade: 2,186
  • 11th grade: 2,276
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,711
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,076
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,760
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,079
  • Associate degree: 3,956
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,296
  • Master's degree: 2,563
  • Professional school degree: 613
  • Doctorate degree: 145

Educational Attainment for Females (%)


Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.0%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 5.3%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.5%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.9%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.5%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.9%


Median household income in 2009 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $47,556
  • Black householders: $20,805
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,896
  • Asian householders: $40,432
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $2,499
  • Some other race householders: $38,620
  • Two or more races householders: $32,079
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,020
Amarillo household income for White non-Hispanic householders
Amarillo household income for Black householders
Amarillo household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders
Amarillo household income for Asian householders
Amarillo household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders
Amarillo household income for Some other race householders
Amarillo household income for Two or more races householders
Amarillo household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Amarillo marital status for males
Amarillo marital status for females

Median 2009 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $118,162
  • Black or African American householders: $57,860
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $112,275
  • Asian householders: $75,807
  • Some other race householders: $64,034
  • Two or more races householders: $88,442
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $64,321

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 51,095
  • One, attached: 2,734
  • Two: 2,434
  • 3 or 4: 1,696
  • 5 to 9: 2,435
  • 10 to 19: 2,130
  • 20 to 49: 2,062
  • 50 or more: 4,396
  • Mobile homes: 3,289
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 61

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago


Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Amarillo:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Amarillo
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (83.0%)
  • Electricity (16.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (0.9%)
  • Utility gas (68.5%)
  • Electricity (30.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (0.6%)
  • No fuel used (0.6%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,657
Here:

7.6%
Texas:

6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 642
Here:

6.4%
Texas:

6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 543
Here:

6.1%
Texas:

15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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