ZIP 79106 · Amarillo
Who lives in ZIP code 79106 (Amarillo, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Amarillo, TX · Potter County
uszips 2026
People26,161
Median age36.4
Household income$59,493
Home value$175,865
Median rent$1,046/mo
Poverty14.7%
College degree+28.2%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Amarillo, TX
- Wider region
- Amarillo-Borger, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,176 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,356
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 75.7% are adults.
Household income
26.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,309.
Education (adults 25+)
37.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
32.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.8%
- Never married
- 32.8%
- Divorced
- 15.6%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 54.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.6%
- Rent burden
- 26.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.0%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 14.8%
- No health insurance
- 17.6%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.