Amarillo

Population & Demographics

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo is home to 201,885 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 92,425 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
201,885
people
Population

201,885 residents

Median age 35.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Amarillo population & demographics

Who lives in Amarillo — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
201,885
Median age
35.1yrs
Median household income
$65,912
Median home value
$196,900
Median gross rent
$1,092/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.6%
Poverty rate
15.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Amarillo

How Amarillo breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White51.0%
Hispanic or Latino34.2%
Black7.1%
Asian3.7%
Two or more races3.4%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Amarillo

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Amarillo.

Amarillo at a glance
Employed Residents
92,425
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
28.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
65.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Lubbock
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Amarillo proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Amarillo commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

75 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Amarillo

92,425 commutes, one dot at a time

Amarillo

Where 92,425 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Amarillo, by worker count.

1Amarillo0.0 mi60,070
2Lubbock113.0 mi3,695
3Canyon15.4 mi2,574
4Cactus59.2 mi954
5Dallas334.2 mi722
6Austin413.3 mi427
7Dumas46.5 mi403
8Hereford40.2 mi386

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Amarillo.

1Amarillo0.0 mi60,070
2Canyon15.4 mi2,741
3Lubbock113.0 mi1,712
4Pampa55.6 mi1,100
5Dumas46.5 mi773
6Hereford40.2 mi748
7Borger41.3 mi727
8Bushland12.0 mi593

Top industries

The sectors that employ Amarillo’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance18.1%
RTRetail Trade15.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.9%
EDEducational Services7.1%
COConstruction5.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.6%
FIFinance and Insurance4.6%
WSWholesale Trade4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Amarillo

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

12 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Amarillo

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