Amarillo, Texas

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 482
|1900= 1442
|1910= 9957
|1920= 15494
|1930= 43132
|1940= 51686
|1950= 74246
|1960= 137969
|1970= 127010
|1980= 149230
|1990= 157571
|2000= 173627
|2010= 190695
|2020= 200393
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=2013-09-28}}</ref><br />''[[Texas Almanac]]'': 1850–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: City Population History 1850–2000 |work=[[Texas Almanac]] |access-date=2013-09-28}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Amarillo racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4803000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/en.html|title=Census.gov|website=Census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|104,026
|51.91%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|13,808
|6.89%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1,053
|0.53%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|8,205
|4.09%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|55
|0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|851
|0.42%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|7,093
|3.54%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|65,302
|32.59%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''200,393'''
|
|}

[[File:Amarillo Texas - Persons Per Square Mils - Census 2000.png|thumb|This map shows the city's average number of inhabitants per square mile of land in 2000.]]According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 200,393 people, 76,778 households, and 50,005 families residing in the city, an increase of 5.1% since the 2010 United States census. At the [[2010 United States census|2010 U.S. census]], there were 190,695 people residing in Amarillo, an increase of 9.8% since the [[2000 United States census|2000 U.S. census]].<ref name="factfinder.census.gov">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Amarillo&_cityTown=Amarillo&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010 |title=American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=2013-06-09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210224418/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Amarillo&_cityTown=Amarillo&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010 |archive-date=February 10, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2020, there were 76,778 households with an average of 2.57 people per household.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Amarillo city, Texas 2019|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/amarillocitytexas/PST040219|access-date=2021-04-19|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref> Of the households, 60.8% lived in owner-occupied housing units and the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $140,030. The median homeowner costs with a mortgage were $1,272 and without a mortgage $479. Amarillo had a median gross rent of $876 from 2016 to 2020. Amarillo had a median household income of $52,941 and per capita income at $28,274. An estimated 15.4% of the population lived at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]].

In 2020, there were 78,706 occupied households, out of which 26,945 were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 4,327 had a female householder with no spouse present, and 1,858 were male householder, no spouse present. The age distribution of the city in 2020 was as follows: 7.6% of the population was under the age of 5, 26.8% was under the age of 18, 73.2% 18 and older, 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.1 years.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,941, and the median income for a family was $64,632. Married-couple families had a median income of $80,819, and non-family households had a median income of $31,663. About 15.4% of families were below the poverty line, including 20% of those under age 18, 14.1% ages 18 – 64, and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

=== Religion ===
Part of the [[Bible Belt]], [[Christianity]] is the predominant religion in Amarillo and its metropolitan area. There are more than 200 churches in the area as of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=STAFF|first=GLOBE-NEWS|title=Keeping the Faith: Amarillo Magazine delves into city's religious community|url=https://www.amarillo.com/article/20131025/NEWS/310259644|access-date=2021-04-19|website=Amarillo Globe-News|language=en}}</ref>

According to [[Sperling's BestPlaces]] in 2021, 77.83% of the population identified as religious, primarily adhering to Christianity. Out of the 77.83%, 74.53% identify as Christian.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Religion in Amarillo, Texas|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/texas/amarillo|url-status=live|website=Sperling's BestPlaces|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515164109/http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/texas/amarillo |archive-date=May 15, 2012 }}</ref> Baptists made up 40.2% of the Christian population and Catholics were 13.3% of the local population. [[Methodism|Methodists]] and [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostals]] were the next largest Christian groups, followed by [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterians]], [[Mormons]], [[Anglicanism|Episcopalians or Anglicans]], and [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]]. Approximately 8.1% of the population were of another Christian faith. In 2021, about 0.1% of Amarillo's residents identified with [[Judaism]] and 2.1% were Muslim. An estimated 1.1% followed an Eastern religion such as [[Buddhism]] or [[Hinduism]]. The closest Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagan meeting officially advertised is located a 5-hour plus drive in Denton, TX despite there being a UU congregation in Amarillo it does not host a CUUPs chapter.<ref>[https://www.cuups.org/CUUPS-SouthWest-Chapters/ CUUPs Southwest]</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Amarillo+Unitarian+Universalist+Fellowship/@35.192528,-101.9065786,11.68z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87015006fc87a773:0xb79ebf5460508834!8m2!3d35.155982!4d-101.8974131 Google maps]</ref>