Amarillo metropolitan area

Map of Texas highlighting the Amarillo metropolitan area.

The Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the Texas Panhandle that covers four counties - Armstrong, Carson, Potter, and Randall. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 249,881 (though a July 1, 2011 estimate placed the population at 253,823).^[1]

Counties

• Armstrong
• Carson
• Potter
• Randall

Communities

Places with more than 15,000 people

• Amarillo (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 15,000 people

• Canyon
• Claude
• Panhandle
• White Deer

Places with 500 to 1,000 people

• Groom
• Happy (partial)
• Lake Tanglewood
• Skellytown

Places with fewer than 500 people

• Bishop Hills
• Palisades
• Timbercreek Canyon

Unincorporated places

• Bushland
• Goodnight
• Umbarger
• Washburn
• Wayside

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 226,522 people, 85,272 households, and 58,753 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 79.64% White, 5.70% African American, 0.77% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 10.02% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.08% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,671 and the median income for a family was $44,696. Males had a median income of $31,710 versus $22,686 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,327.

See also

• List of cities in Texas
• List of museums in the Texas Panhandle
• Texas census statistical areas
• List of Texas metropolitan areas

References

1. "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas". 2011 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. July 1, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.