Cities / Texas / Amarillo

Amarillo, TX

201,885 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Clear

Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 104°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Amarillo)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

OKC

239 mi — OKC Will Rogers World Airport

Population & People

Population

201,885

Median age

35.1

Median household income

$65,912

Poverty rate

15.8%

Unemployment rate

3.4%

Bachelor's degree+

26.6%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

34.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$196,900

Median gross rent

$1,092/mo

Homeownership rate

59.69%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,106

HUD Fair Market Rent (Potter County, 13 mi from Amarillo), 2026. Efficiency $778, 1BR $903, 2BR $1106, 3BR $1503, 4BR $1742. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

OKC

OKC Will Rogers World Airport

239 mi away

ABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

270 mi away

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

294 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).