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Amarillo, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo, TX — Census place “Amarillo city”) is 200,945 residents, ranking #16 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $62,469, the median home is worth $186,800 and median gross rent runs $1,049 a month. Looking for the Amarillo Texas ZIP code list? 10 ZIP codes serve Amarillo, TX: 79101, 79102, 79103, 79104, 79106, 79107, 79109, 79110, 79111, 79121.
- Population
- 200,945Amarillo city residents
- Median household income
- $62,469Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $186,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,049Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.6%Owner-occupied households
Amarillo ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Amarillo.
The Amarillo TX ZIP code list below covers 10 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Amarillo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Amarillo city median would spend about 20.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.8% of residents and 59.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Amarillo city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Amarillo city is a mid-size city in Texas, with 200,945 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #16 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 35 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Amarillo city earn a median of $62,469 a year, 20.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 15.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Amarillo city is valued at $186,800, 38.4% below the national figure and 4% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,049 a month, 25.4% below the national figure, or roughly $12,588 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
- Grand Prairie city 198,564
- McKinney city 202,314
- Brownsville city 188,023
- Frisco city 210,238
- Killeen city 156,144
- Garland city 245,298
- Pasadena city 149,345
- Irving city 255,036
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Amarillo city?
- Amarillo city has 200,945 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #16 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Amarillo city?
- Median household income in Amarillo city is $62,469 a year, 20.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Amarillo city?
- Median gross rent is $1,049 a month and the median home value is $186,800, so rent absorbs about 20.2% of median household income.
- Is Amarillo city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Amarillo city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Amarillo city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.