Amarillo, TX Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	173,627	100.0

Male	83,370	48.0
Female	90,257	52.0

Under 5 years	13,911	8.0
5 to 9 years	13,572	7.8
10 to 14 years	13,120	7.6
15 to 19 years	13,051	7.5
20 to 24 years	12,553	7.2
25 to 34 years	24,103	13.9
35 to 44 years	25,864	14.9
45 to 54 years	21,680	12.5
55 to 59 years	7,452	4.3
60 to 64 years	6,426	3.7
65 to 74 years	11,625	6.7
75 to 84 years	7,556	4.4
85 years and over	2,714	1.6

Median age (years)	33.5	(X)

18 years and over	125,204	72.1
Male	58,770	33.8
Female	66,434	38.3
21 years and over	117,357	67.6
62 years and over	25,630	14.8
65 years and over	21,895	12.6
Male	8,767	5.0
Female	13,128	7.6

RACE
One race	169,557	97.7
White	134,563	77.5
Black or African American	10,358	6.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,346	0.8
Asian	3,563	2.1
Asian Indian	422	0.2
Chinese	221	0.1
Filipino	153	0.1
Japanese	54	0.0
Korean	53	0.0
Vietnamese	1,376	0.8
Other Asian ¹	1,284	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	64	0.0
Native Hawaiian	26	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	0.0
Samoan	15	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	17	0.0
Some other race	19,663	11.3
Two or more races	4,070	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	138,120	79.5
Black or African American	11,178	6.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,515	1.4
Asian	4,069	2.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	151	0.1
Some other race	21,797	12.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	173,627	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	37,947	21.9
Mexican	26,760	15.4
Puerto Rican	220	0.1
Cuban	111	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	10,856	6.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	135,680	78.1
White alone	118,821	68.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	173,627	100.0
In households	171,318	98.7
Householder	67,699	39.0
Spouse	34,269	19.7
Child	52,921	30.5
Own child under 18 years	43,054	24.8
Other relatives	9,081	5.2
Under 18 years	4,346	2.5
Nonrelatives	7,348	4.2
Unmarried partner	3,172	1.8
In group quarters	2,309	1.3
Institutionalized population	1,625	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	684	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	67,699	100.0
Family households (families)	45,768	67.6
With own children under 18 years	22,962	33.9
Married-couple family	34,269	50.6
With own children under 18 years	15,903	23.5
Female householder, no husband present	8,651	12.8
With own children under 18 years	5,462	8.1
Nonfamily households	21,931	32.4
Householder living alone	18,720	27.7
Householder 65 years and over	6,669	9.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	25,404	37.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	15,352	22.7

Average household size	2.53	(X)
Average family size	3.10	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	72,408	100.0
Occupied housing units	67,699	93.5
Vacant housing units	4,709	6.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	182	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	67,699	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	42,866	63.3
Renter-occupied housing units	24,833	36.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.64	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.34	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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