ZIP 79124 · Amarillo
Who lives in ZIP code 79124 (Amarillo, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Amarillo, TX · Potter County
uszips 2026
People12,019
Median age42.3
Household income$112,541
Home value$359,919
Median rent$1,208/mo
Poverty4.5%
College degree+41.2%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Amarillo, TX
- Wider region
- Amarillo-Borger, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 26 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,633
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 73.5% are adults.
Household income
61.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $57,670.
Education (adults 25+)
39.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.1%
- Never married
- 18.2%
- Divorced
- 8.9%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 60.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.1%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.5%
- Unemployment
- 1.5%
- Self-employed
- 17.8%
- Farmers
- 2.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.4%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 10.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.