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Language Spoken At Home in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 231,334 | 100% |
English only | 185,672 | 80.3% |
Language other than English | 45,662 | 19.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,292 | 7.5% |
Spanish | 37,459 | 16.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,913 | 5.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,981 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 550 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,926 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,061 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 1,296 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 768 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 250,224 | 100% |
American | 17,393 | 7.0% |
Arab | 472 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,052 | 0.4% |
Danish | 520 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,800 | 1.5% |
English | 21,282 | 8.5% |
French (except Basque) | 6,071 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 353 | 0.1% |
German | 36,394 | 14.5% |
Greek | 490 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 121 | 0.0% |
Irish | 25,667 | 10.3% |
Italian | 4,328 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 97 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,620 | 0.6% |
Polish | 2,016 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 83 | 0.0% |
Russian | 447 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,155 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 5,154 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 37 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,382 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 1,560 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 437 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 94 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 1,158 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 912 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 92,747 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 61,874 | 66.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 28,788 | 31.0% |
Married-couple family | 45,608 | 49.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,828 | 20.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,366 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,474 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,900 | 12.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,486 | 8.1% |
Nonfamily households | 30,873 | 33.3% |
Householder living alone | 26,236 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 8,163 | 8.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 32,485 | 35.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 20,374 | 22.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 243,878 | 100% |
Householder | 92,747 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 45,574 | 18.7% |
Child | 76,722 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 16,651 | 6.8% |
Nonrelatives | 12,184 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 4,793 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 96,770 | 100% |
Never married | 30,658 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 50,648 | 52.3% |
Separated | 1,840 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 2,654 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 10,970 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 98,399 | 100% |
Never married | 25,024 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 47,445 | 48.2% |
Separated | 3,033 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 9,067 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 13,830 | 14.1% |
Fertility in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,801 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,557 | 41.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 108 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,963 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,031 | 50.8% |
Less than 1 year | 686 | 11.5% |
1 or 2 years | 543 | 9.1% |
3 or 4 years | 519 | 8.7% |
5 or more years | 1,283 | 21.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,031 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,818 | 60.0% |
Who are married | 2,198 | 72.5% |
School Enrollment in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 69,160 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,569 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 3,755 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 28,689 | 41.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,268 | 20.6% |
College or graduate school | 17,879 | 25.9% |
Educational Attainment in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 158,332 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 10,601 | 6.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 14,833 | 9.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 40,436 | 25.5% |
Some college, no degree | 44,170 | 27.9% |
Associate's degree | 12,370 | 7.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 24,391 | 15.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,531 | 7.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.7% |
Veteran Status in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 184,429 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 17,183 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 245,181 | 100% |
With a disability | 26,766 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 65,436 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,942 | 3.0% |
18 to 64 years | 151,193 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,760 | 9.1% |
65 years and over | 28,552 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,064 | 38.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 246,635 | 100% |
Same house | 200,735 | 81.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 44,748 | 18.1% |
Same county | 23,126 | 9.4% |
Different county | 21,622 | 8.8% |
Same state | 17,387 | 7.0% |
Different state | 4,235 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 1,152 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 250,224 | 100% |
Native | 228,663 | 91.4% |
Born in United States | 226,577 | 90.5% |
State of residence | 167,733 | 67.0% |
Different state | 58,844 | 23.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,086 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 21,561 | 8.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 21,561 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,191 | 28.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 15,370 | 71.3% |
Year of Entry in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 23,647 | 100% |
Native | 2,086 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,076 | 99.5% |
Foreign born | 21,561 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 996 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 20,565 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Amarillo
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 21,561 | 100% |
Europe | 975 | 4.5% |
Asia | 5,491 | 25.5% |
Africa | 1,164 | 5.4% |
Oceania | 29 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 13,699 | 63.5% |
Northern America | 203 | 0.9% |