The Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the Texas

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that covers five counties:

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, and Oldham. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 249,881 (though a 2015 estimate placed the population at 262,056).

Counties

* Oldham

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 people

* Amarillo (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 15,000 people

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* White Deer

Places with 500 to 1,000 people

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(partial) * Lake Tanglewood * Skellytown

Places with fewer than 500 people

* Bishop Hills * Palisades * Timbercreek Canyon

Unincorporated places

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* Goodnight * Umbarger *

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* Wayside

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 268,691 people, 97,747 households, and 65,455 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 65.4% White (Non-Hispanic white 57.1%), 6.2% African American, 1.0% Native American, 3.2%

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, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 9.6% from other races, and 14.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 29.0% 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.

References

{{coord missing, Texas Geography of Armstrong County, Texas Geography of Carson County, Texas Geography of Potter County, Texas Geography of Randall County, Texas