ZIP 79109 · Amarillo
Who lives in ZIP code 79109 (Amarillo, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Amarillo, TX · Randall County
uszips 2026
People43,578
Median age38.5
Household income$70,435
Home value$223,067
Median rent$986/mo
Poverty13.1%
College degree+32.3%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Amarillo, TX
- Wider region
- Amarillo-Borger, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,632 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,570
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.9% are 65 or older; 77.7% are adults.
Household income
36.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,600.
Education (adults 25+)
39.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
20.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.2%
- Never married
- 29.7%
- Divorced
- 16.0%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 52.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.8%
- Rent burden
- 29.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.9%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.3%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 11.6%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.