Texas · Census place 03000
Amarillo city, TX
Quick answer
Amarillo city has 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.
- 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
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
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
- Garland city 245,298
- Frisco city 210,238
- McKinney city 202,314
- Grand Prairie city 198,564
- Brownsville city 188,023
- Killeen city 156,144
- Pasadena city 149,345
Keep going
More Texas coverage.