| AMARILLO
AND CANYON DEMOGRAPHICS
Source:
U.S. Bureau of the
Census and City
of Amarillo Planning Dept.
information from www.amarillo-chamber.org
POPULATION
|
1960
|
1970
|
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004
est. |
| City
of Amarillo |
137,969
|
127,010
|
149,230
|
157,615
|
173,627
|
181,725 |
| City
of Canyon |
5,864 |
8,333
|
10,724 |
11,365 |
12,875 |
13,060 |
| Potter
County |
115,580 |
90,511 |
98,637 |
97,874 |
113,546 |
118,544 |
| Randall
County |
33,913 |
53,885 |
75,062 |
89,673 |
104,312 |
111,400 |
| MSA |
149,493 |
144,396 |
173,699 |
187,547 |
217,858 |
229,944 |
The Amarillo
MSA is comprised of Potter and Randall Counties.
The City of Amarillo lies partially in both Potter and Randall Counties
and is one of only two incorporated cities in the Amarillo MSA.
AMARILLO AGE DISTRIBUTION (2000)
| |
Amarillo
MSA |
Texas |
Under
5
|
9.2% |
9.6% |
| 5-17
|
18.5%
|
19.2% |
| 18-24
|
8.8% |
9.4% |
| 25-44
|
29.2% |
30.9% |
| 45-64
|
21.8% |
20.8% |
| 65
& Over |
12.5% |
10.1% |
| Median
Age |
36.0 |
33.0 |
CANYON
AGE DISTRIBUTION (2000)
| |
Canyon
MSA |
| Under
5 |
6.7% |
| 6-9 |
6.2% |
| 10-14 |
6.6% |
| 15-19 |
12.8% |
| 20-24 |
17.1% |
| 25-34 |
13.1% |
| 35-44 |
12.6% |
| 45-54 |
9.5% |
| 55-59 |
3.1% |
| 60-64 |
2.8% |
| 65-74 |
4.7% |
| 75-84 |
3.4% |
| 85
& over |
1.6% |
| Median
Age |
25.4 |
AMARILLO
MSA ETHNIC POPULATION
| |
1990
|
2000 |
White
|
79.1 |
71.0 |
| Hispanics |
13.5 |
19.6 |
| Black |
5.1 |
5.8 |
| American
Indian |
.6 |
.5 |
| Asian
/Pacific Islander |
1.6 |
1.8 |
| Some
Other Race |
.1 |
.1 |
| Listed
2 or more races |
|
1.2 |
| TOTAL |
100% |
100% |
OTHER
LINKS
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