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, 2007 estimate placed the population at 242,240). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-03-28]

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
*Umbarger
*Wayside

Demographics

As of the censusGR|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.

ee also

*List of cities in Texas
*Texas census statistical areas
*List of Texas metropolitan areas

References