The Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 Panhandle

Texas Panhandle

The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. The panhandle is a rectangular area bordered by New Mexico to the west and Oklahoma to the north and east...

 that covers four counties - Armstrong

Armstrong County, Texas

Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, and was formed in 1876 from Bexar County. It is part of the Amarillo metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population is 2,148. Its county seat is Claude. Armstrong is named for one of several Texas pioneer families named Armstrong...

, Carson

Carson County, Texas

Carson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Amarillo metropolitan area. In 2000, its population was 6,516. Carson is named for Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas. The seat of the county is Panhandle. It was founded in...

, Potter, and Randall. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 226,522 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 246,474).

Counties

• Armstrong
  Armstrong County, Texas
  Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, and was formed in 1876 from Bexar County. It is part of the Amarillo metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population is 2,148. Its county seat is Claude. Armstrong is named for one of several Texas pioneer families named Armstrong...
  
  
• Carson
  Carson County, Texas
  Carson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Amarillo metropolitan area. In 2000, its population was 6,516. Carson is named for Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas. The seat of the county is Panhandle. It was founded in...
  
  
• Potter
• Randall

Places with 1,000 to 15,000 people

• Canyon
  Canyon, Texas
  Canyon is a city in Randall County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,875 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randall County. It is the home of West Texas A&M University and Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Palo Duro Canyon State Park is some twelve miles east of Canyon...
  
  
• Claude
  Claude, Texas
  Claude is a city in Armstrong County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,313 at the 2000 census. Located east of Amarillo, Claude is the county seat of Armstrong County in the south Texas Panhandle...
  
  
• Panhandle
  Panhandle, Texas
  Panhandle is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carson County. Panhandle is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• White Deer
  White Deer, Texas
  White Deer is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,060 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 1,007. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  

Places with 500 to 1,000 people

• Groom
  Groom, Texas
  Groom is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. The population was 587 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Happy
  Happy, Texas
  Happy is a town in Randall and Swisher counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 647 at the 2000 census. The Randall County portion of Happy is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
   (partial)
• Lake Tanglewood
  Lake Tanglewood, Texas
  Lake Tanglewood is a village in Randall County, Texas, United States. The population was 825 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lake Tanglewood is located at ....
  
  
• Skellytown
  Skellytown, Texas
  Skellytown is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. The population was 610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named for oilman William G...
  
  

Places with less than 500 people

• Bishop Hills
  Bishop Hills, Texas
  Bishop Hills is a town in Potter County, Texas, United States. The population was 210 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bishop Hills is located at ....
  
  
• Palisades
  Palisades, Texas
  Palisades is a village in Randall County, Texas, United States. The population was 352 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Palisades is located at ....
  
  
• Timbercreek Canyon
  Timbercreek Canyon, Texas
  Timbercreek Canyon is a village in Randall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 406. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  

Unincorporated places

• Bushland
  Bushland, Texas
  Bushland is an unincorporated community in southwestern Potter County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 130 in 2000. The community is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bushland is located at...
  
  
• Goodnight
  Goodnight, Armstrong County, Texas
  Goodnight is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Texas, United States. It is located on U.S. Highway 287 and was named for pioneer rancher Charles Goodnight....
  
  
• Umbarger
  Umbarger, Texas
  Umbarger is an unincorporated community in Randall County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 327 in 2000. The community is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Washburn
  Washburn, Texas
  Washburn is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Texas, United States. It is located along U.S. Highway 287 in northwestern Armstrong County, approximately 20 miles east of Amarillo. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 120 in 2000. Washburn...
  
  
• Wayside
  Wayside, Armstrong County, Texas
  Wayside is a small unincorporated town in Armstrong County, Texas, United States. It lies at an elevation of 3402 feet .The community is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2000, there were 226,522 people, 85,272 households, and 58,753 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 79.64% White, 5.70% African American, 0.77% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 10.02% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.08% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,671 and the median income for a family was $44,696. Males had a median income of $31,710 versus $22,686 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the MSA was $18,327.

See also

• List of cities in Texas
• Texas census statistical areas
  Texas census statistical areas
  thumb|An enlargeable map of the [[List of counties in Texas|254 counties]] of the [[State of Texas]]The United States Census Bureau has defined 8 Combined Statistical Areas , 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas , and 43 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the State of Texas. The following table...
  
  
• List of Texas metropolitan areas