Amarillo's Living Circumstances

Amarillo Independent School District Overview

Amarillo College located in Amarillo Independent School District area. A total of 65,869 households are located in Amarillo Independent School District area. Among them, 22,658 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.25 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 53,767 and 45,963 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8.96% (15,208) of residents are non-citizens and 25.15% (42,695) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Amarillo Independent School District, Texas
Household	65,869
Population	169,771
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	22,658 (34.40%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	53,767
Total Students	45,963
Pre-Kindergarten	3,325
Kindergarten	2,671
Grade 1-8	21,245
Grade 9-12	9,411
College/Graduate School	9,311
Veterans	124,398
Non-citizen	15,208
Non-English Home Language	42,695
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

129,291 residents are over the age of 16 and 85,494 people are in labor force. Among them, 85,307 people are in civilian labor force and 187 are in armed labor force. 81,963 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Amarillo Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	81,109	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	67,235	82.89%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	9,531	11.75%
Public transportation	311	0.38%
Walked	1,016	1.25%
Other method	971	1.20%
Worked from home	2,045	2.52%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	81,963	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	22,929	27.97%
Service	16,751	20.44%
Sales and office	18,394	22.44%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	9,611	11.73%
Production, transportation, and material moving	14,278	17.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	81,963	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,129	1.38%
Construction	7,120	8.69%
Manufacturing	10,036	12.24%
Wholesale trade	2,328	2.84%
Retail trade	10,475	12.78%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,254	5.19%
Information	1,046	1.28%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,381	5.35%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,475	7.90%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	17,417	21.25%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	8,368	10.21%
Other services, except public administration	4,845	5.91%
Public administration	4,089	4.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	81,963	-
Private wage and salary workers	65,932	80.44%
Government workers	11,129	13.58%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,790	5.84%
Unpaid family workers	112	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $67,421 for the 65,869 households in Amarillo Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $30,305. 138,926 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 81.77%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	65,869	-
Less than $10,000	4,413	6.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,428	5.20%
$15,000 - $24,999	7,785	11.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,484	12.88%
$35,000 - $49,999	9,580	14.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	12,750	19.36%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,424	11.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,362	11.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,149	3.26%
More than $200,000	2,494	3.79%
Median Household Income	$48,830	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$67,421	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	42,399	-
Less than $10,000	1,941	4.58%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,001	2.36%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,036	9.52%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,469	10.54%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,831	13.75%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,277	21.88%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,567	13.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,106	14.40%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,921	4.53%
More than $200,000	2,250	5.31%

Median Family Income	$58,927	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$80,035	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,305	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,089	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,089	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	169,893	-
With health insurance coverage	138,926	81.77%
Public coverage	53,249	31.34%
Private health insurance	102,605	60.39%
Without health insurance coverage	30,967	18.23%

Housing

There are 73,921 housing units in Amarillo Independent School District area, Texas with 65,869 units (89.11%) occupied. 38,852 houses (58.98%) are occupied by owner and 27,017 houses (41.02%) are rented. The average housing value is $117,200 and the average rental cost is $819. 915 houses (1.24%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 12,022 houses (16.26%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	73,921	-
Occupied	65,869	89.11%
Owner Occupied	38,852	58.98%
Renter Occupied	27,017	41.02%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	52,289	70.74%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,095	2.83%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	16,475	22.29%
Mobile Homes	3,018	4.08%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	44	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	73,921	-
Built 2014 or later	915	1.24%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,393	1.88%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,931	6.67%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,168	6.99%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,777	10.52%
Built 1970 - 1979	12,046	16.30%
Built 1960 - 1969	13,184	17.84%
Built 1950 - 1959	16,485	22.30%
Built 1949 or earlier	12,022	16.26%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	73,921	-
1 room	1,692	2.29%
2 rooms	1,452	1.96%
3 rooms	8,334	11.27%
4 rooms	13,748	18.60%
5 rooms	19,314	26.13%
6 rooms	13,182	17.83%
7 rooms	7,251	9.81%
8 rooms	4,360	5.90%
9 rooms or more	4,588	6.21%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	73,921	-
no bedroom	1,889	2.56%
1 bedroom	10,078	13.63%
2 bedrooms	19,084	25.82%
3 bedrooms	33,992	45.98%
4 bedrooms	7,501	10.15%
5 bedrooms or more	1,377	1.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	38,852	-
Less than $50,000	4,127	10.62%
$50,000 - $99,999	11,893	30.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,014	23.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,904	15.20%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,557	11.73%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,156	5.55%
$500,000 - $999,999	949	2.44%
$1,000,000 or more	252	0.65%
Median House Value	$117,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	26,000	-
Less than $500	2,206	8.48%
$500 - $999	16,154	62.13%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,021	23.16%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,279	4.92%
$2,000 - $2,499	182	0.70%
$2,500 - $2,999	62	0.24%
$3,000 or more	96	0.37%
Median Rental Costs	$819	-

Demographic

A total of 171,115 people lives in Amarillo Independent School District area, Texas with 84,356 male and 86,759 female. The males to female ratio is 49.30 to 50.70. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	171,115	-
Male	84,356	49.30%
Female	86,759	50.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	171,115	-
Under 5 years	13,276	7.76%
5 - 9 years	13,331	7.79%
10 - 14 years	12,737	7.44%
15 - 19 years	11,762	6.87%
20 - 24 years	11,421	6.67%
25 - 34 years	25,225	14.74%
35 - 44 years	21,609	12.63%
45 - 54 years	19,067	11.14%
55 - 59 years	10,133	5.92%
60 - 64 years	9,553	5.58%
65 - 74 years	12,597	7.36%
75 - 84 years	7,345	4.29%
85 years and older	3,059	1.79%
Median Age	34.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	171,115	-
One Race	164,860	96.34%
White	137,369	80.28%
Black or African American	12,834	7.50%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,039	0.61%
Asian	7,925	4.63%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	484	0.28%
Other	5,209	3.04%

Two or more races	6,255	3.66%
White and Black or African American	1,940	1.13%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,487	0.87%
White and Asian	711	0.42%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	210	0.12%