Demographics of Amarillo city, Texas

Amarillo city, Texas had 205,130 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,581 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Amarillo city, in four figures

205,130
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 201,885 ±74.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +4,581 people.; 35.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,912 ±$1,473
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Amarillo city, Texas's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Amarillo city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Amarillo city, Texas's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Amarillo city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	200,549	100.0	100.0
2021	200,863	100.2	100.2
2022	201,380	100.4	100.7
2023	202,585	101.0	101.6
2024	203,513	101.5	102.5
2025	205,130	102.3	103.1

Population of Amarillo city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	200,549	—
2021	200,863	+314
2022	201,380	+517
2023	202,585	+1,205
2024	203,513	+928
2025	205,130	+1,617

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.1 ±0.5: for men 33.9 ±0.6 and for women 36.1 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Amarillo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	13,626 ±431	6.7% ±0.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	38,927 ±1,127	19.3% ±0.6	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	18,730 ±1,024	9.3% ±0.5	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	56,951 ±1,358	28.2% ±0.7	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	43,121 ±1,244	21.4% ±0.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	30,530 ±1,182	15.1% ±0.6	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,912 ±$1,473, and income per person $37,126 ±$1,534, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Amarillo city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	13,420 ±975	16.8% ±1.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	17,463 ±1,126	21.9% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	13,833 ±906	17.3% ±1.1	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	10,110 ±718	12.7% ±0.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,162 ±907	16.5% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,651 ±659	7.1% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,102 ±650	7.7% ±0.8	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Amarillo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	31,492 ±2,643	15.8% ±1.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11,963 ±1,177	23.0% ±2.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	14,229 ±1,364	13.2% ±1.2	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,300 ±679	13.3% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Amarillo city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Amarillo city	Texas	United States
Housing units	89,188 ±617	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±0.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.6% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.7% ±1.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.3% ±1.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$196,900 ±$5,641	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,092 ±$22	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Amarillo city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	68,950 ±957	34.2% ±0.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	102,866 ±1,216	51.0% ±0.6	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14,263 ±735	7.1% ±0.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,566 ±514	3.7% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	370 ±105	0.2% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	75 to 285	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	431 to 1,327	0.2% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,811 ±1,146	3.4% ±0.6	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Amarillo city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	134,045 ±2,335	66.4% ±1.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	42,896 ±1,905	21.2% ±0.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,719 ±854	1.3% ±0.4	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22,225 ±1,490	11.0% ±0.7	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,044 ±899	5.0% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12,181 ±1,334	6.0% ±0.7	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Amarillo city among the places of Texas

16th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Amarillo city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Laredo city	257,619 ±37
Irving city	256,492 ±91
Garland city	246,844 ±136
Frisco city	219,304 ±67
McKinney city	210,600 ±70
Amarillo city	201,885 ±74
Grand Prairie city	201,883 ±335
Brownsville city	189,177 ±60
Killeen city	158,159 ±50
Denton city	152,866 ±90
Pasadena city	149,433 ±52

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Amarillo city, Texas

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026