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79119

Amarillo, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
24,907
Median household income
$114,432
People below poverty
5.6%
Median home value
$366,000

Income

The median income of households in 79119 was $114,432. An estimated 1.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 22.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.9
$10,000 to $14,999 1.6
$15,000 to $24,999 2.8
$25,000 to $34,999 3.1
$35,000 to $49,999 6.8
$50,000 to $74,999 15.4
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8
$100,000 to $149,999 21.2
$150,000 to $199,999 12.7
$200,000 or more 22.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 94955
Female 65551

An estimated 83.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,863. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.8
Social Security 22.8
Retirement income 20.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.2
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.6

In 2020-2024, 3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 23.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 12.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 79119 in 2020-2024, 92.6% had health insurance coverage and 7.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 83.3% and public coverage was 19.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.8%.


In 2020-2024, 79119 had a total population of 24,907 - 12,357 (49.6%) females and 12,550 (50.4%) males. The median age was 35.8 years. An estimated 25.6% of the population was under 18 years, 36.6% was 19 to 44 years, 21.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 79119 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 672 1044
5 to 9 843 519
10 to 14 1050 1023
15 to 19 1202 684
20 to 24 618 649
25 to 29 1017 1166
30 to 34 684 914
35 to 39 1095 742
40 to 44 1147 1073
45 to 49 631 611
50 to 54 765 970
55 to 59 539 707
60 to 64 701 325
65 to 69 572 622
70 to 74 589 623
75 to 79 203 358
80 to 84 163 136
85 and over 59 191

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 78% were White; 1.7% were Black or African American; 13.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.9% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 19% of the people in 79119 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 71.6% of the people in 79119 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,786 households in 79119. The average household size was 2.54 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.8% of the households in 79119 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.4% of all households, while 21.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.2% of all households.

In 79119, 33% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.8
Cohabiting Couples 2.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.7% of males and 61.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.2 21.8
Now married, except separated 61.7 61.9
Separated 2.7 0.8
Widowed 3.8 6.5
Divorced 5.6 9.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 79119, 175 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.8% of the people living in 79119 were U.S. natives. 65.7% of the 79119 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.2% of 79119 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 53.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 79119 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 79119.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26.7
Asia 43.8
Europe 1.3
Africa 27.4
Northern America 0.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 79119 in 2020-2024, 14.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8.8% of people at least five years old; 2.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.8
Other languages 1.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 78.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 79119 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 78.9
Different house, same county 14.5
Different county, same state 5.2
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 46.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 79119 was 6,354 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 245 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,674. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,435.

Educational Attainment of People in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.5
High school diploma or equivalency 16
Some college, no degree 24.5
Associate's degree 10.9
Bachelor's degree 29.6
Graduate or professional degree 16.6

Disability

In 79119, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.7% of people under 18 years old, to 5.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 23.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 79119, 70.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 68.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,206 68.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,848 21.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,401 10.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 79119 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.7
Construction 7.4
Manufacturing 8
Wholesale trade 3.6
Retail trade 7.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.7
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 8.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 79119 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,329 47
Service occupations 2,110 15.7
Sales and office occupations 2,840 21.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 933 6.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,243 9.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80% of 79119 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.7
Walked 1
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 7.4

In 2020-2024, 79119 had a total of 10,235 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 24.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 24.7
Mobile homes 4.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

55.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 79119 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 73.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 79119 had 9,786 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 449 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 67.4% while renters occupied 32.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.78 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.04.

11.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0.9% and another 26% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 79119:

House Heating Fuel Used in 79119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 49.2
Electricity 50.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 79119 was $366,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.6 % had a mortgage. 36.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,352 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,000.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 79119 was $1,283. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.