Amarillo.
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Texas·Potter County
59 tracts·188K people·$197K median·1,810/mi²
White 51 · Hispanic 34 · Black 7 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 32 · Other 23
Retail 23 · Health 22 · Professional 19 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 13 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 21 · Service 19 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Amarillo is $196,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Amarillo has 201,885 residents across 54 census tracts and 46 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.1; the population is 51.0% White, 34.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Black, 3.8% Asian, 3.4% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.8% (Census ACS).
WOODLANDS EL (80%), WINDSOR EL (69%) and SLEEPY HOLLOW EL (68%) lead the elementary schools; WEST PLAINS J H (63%), LORENZO DE ZAVALA MIDDLE (62%) and GREENWAYS INT (61%) lead the middle schools; AMARILLO H S (59%), HIGHLAND PARK H S (54%) and WEST PLAINS H S (54%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,092/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Amarillo is $65,912 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Amarillo, median rent is $1,092/month and the median home value is $196,900 (Census ACS).
Amarillo reported 7.3 violent crimes and 30.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 50 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 20 inches; snowfall averages 14 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Amarillo are hail (98), winter weather (98) and tornado (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Amarillo, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).