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Population (year 2000): 173,627. Estimated
population in July 2005: 183,021 (+5.4% change)
Males: 83,370 (48.0%), Females: 90,257 (52.0%)
Potter County
Zip codes:
79101,
79102,
79103,
79104,
79106,
79107,
79108,
79109,
79110,
79111,
79118,
79119,
79121,
79124.
Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $34,940 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,400 (year 2000)
Races in Amarillo:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.4%)
- Hispanic (21.9%)
- Other race (11.3%)
- Black (6.0%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Vietnamese (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.3%), United States
(10.6%), English (8.8%), Irish (8.7%), French (2.2%),
Scotch-Irish (2.1%).
Land area: 89.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Amarillo
- High school or higher: 79.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Amarillo city
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 11.8%
7.3% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America, 1.7%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +15,787
(+10.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Amarillo:
- BAPTIST ST ANTHONYS HS BAPTIST CAMPUS (1600
WALLACE BLVD)
- INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL (5601 PLUM
CREEK DRIVE)
- NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL (1501 COULTER RD P O
BOX 1110)
- NORTHWEST TEXAS SURGERY CENTER (3501 SONCY RD
SUITE 118)
- SCCI HOSPITAL OF AMARILLO (2828 SOUTHWEST
27TH AVENUE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Amarillo:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 11 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 107 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- CANNON AFB (about 117 miles; CLOVIS, NM; ID: CVS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Amarillo:
- TRADEWIND (about 3 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID: TDW)
- PALO DURO (about 5 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID: 1E4)
- BUFFALO (about 11 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID: 1E7)
Colleges/Universities in Amarillo:
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
4,876; Location: 2200 S. WASHINGTON; Public; Website:
www.actx.edu)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE OF HAIRDRESSING (FT
enrollment: 149; Location: 2400 SE 27TH AVE EAST CAMPUS;
Private, for-profit)
- EXPOSITO SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN INC (FT
enrollment: 48; Location: 3710 MOCKINGBIRD; Private,
for-profit)
- DIANES SCHOOL OF MODELING (Location: 1410 S
WASHINGTON; Private, for-profit)
- WEST TEXAS BARBER STYLING COLLEGE (Location:
4001 W MOCKINGBIRD LN; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Amarillo:
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; CANYON,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 117 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 126
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 218
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 219 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
Public high schools in Amarillo:
- TASCOSA H S (Students: 2,179; Location: 3921
WESTLAWN; Grades: 09 - 12)
- AMARILLO H S (Students: 2,063; Location: 4225
DANBURY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PALO DURO H S (Students: 1,931; Location:
1400 N GRANT; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CAPROCK H S (Students: 1,609; Location: 3001
E 34TH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RANDALL H S (Students: 1,477; Location: 5800
ATTEBURY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RIVER ROAD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 447;
Location: 9500 U S 287 N; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HIGHLAND PARK H S (Students: 218; Location:
1800 F AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (AMARILLO) (Students:
126; Location: 4106 SW 51ST AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH HEIGHTS ALTER (Students: 98; Location:
607 N HUGHES; Grades: 08 - 12)
- AMARILLO AREA CTR FOR ADVANCED LRN (Students:
19; Location: 1100 N FOREST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Amarillo:
- SAN JACINTO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 566;
Location: 501 S MISSISSIPPI BOX 3428; Grades: PK - 12)
- TRINITY FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN (Students: 323;
Location: 5000 HOLLYWOOD RD; Grades: KG - 12)
- ALAMO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 125;
Location: 4114 SOUTH BONHAM STREET; Grades: 6 - 12)
- VICTORY ACADEMY (Students: 59; Location: 6300
ARDEN RD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Amarillo:
- BOWIE MIDDLE (Students: 1,096; Location: 3001
E 12TH; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TRAVIS MIDDLE (Students: 975; Location: 2815
MARTIN RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HOUSTON MIDDLE (Students: 874; Location: 815
INDEPENDENCE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BONHAM MIDDLE (Students: 867; Location: 5600
S W 49TH; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WESTOVER PARK JR HIGH (Students: 806;
Location: 7200 PINNACLE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MANN MIDDLE (Students: 792; Location: 610 N
BUCHANAN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- AUSTIN MIDDLE (Students: 789; Location: 1808
WIMBERLY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GREENWAYS INTERMEDIATE (Students: 778;
Location: 8100 PINERIDGE; Grades: 05 - 06)
- WHITTIER EL (Students: 746; Location: 2004 N
MARRS; Grades: PK - 05)
- CROCKETT MIDDLE (Students: 689; Location:
4720 FLOYD ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Amarillo:
- ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 349; Location:
1200 SOUTH WASHINGTON; Grades: PK - 5)
- ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF (Students:
334; Location: 1515 S GEORGIA STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY (Students: 119;
Location: 4118 SOUTH BONHAM ST; Grades: PK - 5)
- TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 102;
Location: 5005 INTERSTATE 40 WEST; Grades: PK - 5)
- AMARILLO MONTESSORI ACADEMY (Students: 99;
Location: 3806 BOWIE; Grades: PK - 4)
- AMARILLO CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCH (Students: 83;
Location: 4110 SOUTH BONHAM; Grades: 6 - 8)
- OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL (Students: 51;
Location: 1108 S HOUSTON ST; Grades: KG - 5)
- ST LAURENCE CATHEDRAL ELEM SCH (Students: 31;
Location: 2300B N SPRING ST; Grades: KG - 4)
- AMARILLO ADVENTIST ACADEMY (Students: 19;
Location: 5804 ERIK; Grades: 2 - 8)
Library in Amarillo:
- AMARILLO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,863,351; Location: 413 E 4TH AVE; 580,132 books;
58,672 audio materials; 18,149 video materials; 1,651
serial subscriptions)
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