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 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 226,522 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 246,474).^[1]

Counties

• Armstrong
• Carson
• Potter
• Randall

Communities

Places with more than 150,000 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 less 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

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