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79124 Zip Code (Amarillo, TX) Detailed Profile




Cities: Amarillo, TX (8.38%), Bishop Hills, TX (0.35%)
Counties: Potter County, TX (99.49%), Randall County, TX (0.51%)
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 11,508
Zip code population in 2010: 7,819
Zip code population in 2000: 5,034

Houses and condos: 4,724
Renter-occupied apartments: 474
% of renters here:

11%
State:

38%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79124: 84.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 90.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 128 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

1.5% ($5,285)
Texas:

1.5% ($4,050)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,766 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,922 (1.6%)

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Males: 5,534  (48.1%)
Females: 5,974  (51.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 79124:

  • High school or higher: 94.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79124:

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 65.4%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

Zip code 79124 compared to state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 79124 (2022)
    • 9,59183.4%White
    • 1,47312.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1971.7%Asian
    • 730.6%Black
    • 620.5%American Indian
    • 590.5%Two or more races
    • 420.4%Some other race
    • 80.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
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Urban population: 6,282
Rural population: 5,225

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $363,806
79124:

$363,806
Texas:

$275,400



According to our research of Texas and other state lists, there were 19 registered sex offenders living in 79124 zip code as of June 07, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 79124 is 469 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

43.2 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.5 people
Texas:

2.6 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 79124, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $122,138 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$122,138
State:

$77,054

Salary/wage: $94,980 (reported on 80.1% of returns)
Here:

$94,980
State:

$62,766
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1110.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3445.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5886.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8600.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17930.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 72765.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,468 (reported on 42.9% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,468
Texas:

$2,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.6% for AGIs below $25k, 51.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 149.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1352.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $11,667 (reported on 25.4% of returns)
Here:

$11,667
State:

$10,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.7% for AGIs below $25k, 62.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 118.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 193.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 366.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4579.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$32,891 (reported on 24.5% of returns)
Here:

+$32,891
State:

+$39,590
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $25k, 92.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 134.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 188.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 514.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15647.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$22,854 (reported on 20.5% of returns)
Here:

+$22,854
State:

+$10,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.5% for AGIs below $25k, 44.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 221.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 273.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 654.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7095.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $27,363 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
79124:

$27,363
Texas:

$24,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.3% for AGIs below $25k, 181.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 427.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 566.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 706.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3268.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $32,600 (reported on 1.0% of returns)
79124:

$32,600
Texas:

$29,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 740.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $41,710 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
Here:

$41,710
State:

$40,428
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 304.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 337.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 391.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 905.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6799.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $21,309 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:

$21,309
State:

$18,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 121.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 111.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 341.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3699.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,217 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
79124:

$8,217
State:

$7,821
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 215.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1221.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,111 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,111
State:

$2,584
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.0% for AGIs below $25k, 52.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.2%
Here:

94%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $25k, 93.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 93.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 79124, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $104,449 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$104,449
State:

$65,384

Salary/wage: $77,531 (reported on 81.9% of returns)
Here:

$77,531
State:

$52,524
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 69.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 47.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,905 (reported on 44.8% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,905
Texas:

$2,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $8,041 (reported on 24.3% of returns)
Here:

$8,041
State:

$9,721
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$23,181 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
Here:

+$23,181
State:

+$35,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$24,807 (reported on 23.2% of returns)
Here:

+$24,807
State:

+$13,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,210 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
79124:

$18,210
Texas:

$19,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $30,843 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
79124:

$30,843
Texas:

$23,938

Total itemized deductions: $26,779 (15% of AGI, reported on 42.9% of returns)
Here:

$26,779
State:

$24,724

Here:

14.5% of AGI
State:

15.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $25k, 12.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $8,837 (reported on 36.0% of returns)
Here:

$8,837
State:

$6,808
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,844 (reported on 42.7% of returns)
79124:

$7,844
State:

$6,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,135 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:

$2,135
State:

$2,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.1%
Here:

54%
State:

51%
(% for various income ranges: 46.4% for AGIs below $25k, 46.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 78.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79124, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $73,814 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$73,814
State:

$47,881

Salary/wage: $61,113 (reported on 84.5% of returns)
Here:

$61,113
State:

$41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 322.4% for AGIs below $10k, 74.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,418 (reported on 52.8% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,418
Texas:

$2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,754 (reported on 29.7% of returns)
Here:

$4,754
State:

$4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$10,654 (reported on 25.1% of returns)
Here:

+$10,654
State:

+$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$21,080 (reported on 24.2% of returns)
Here:

+$21,080
State:

+$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -22.0% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,591 (reported on 3.0% of returns)
79124:

$3,591
Texas:

$3,120
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $25,614 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
Here:

$25,614
Texas:

$16,401

Total itemized deductions: $21,364 (18% of AGI, reported on 44.1% of returns)
Here:

$21,364
State:

$19,631

Here:

18.2% of AGI
State:

18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.7% for AGIs below $10k, 11.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $6,591 (5% of AGI, reported on 38.9% of returns)
Here:

$6,591
State:

$4,753

Here:

5.3% of AGI
State:

4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $14,296 (reported on 82.6% of returns)
79124:

$14,296
State:

$9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,715 (reported on 8.5% of returns)
Here:

$1,715
State:

$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.7%
Here:

55%
State:

57%
(% for various income ranges: 46.1% for AGIs below $10k, 50.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$100,559
Texas:

$72,284
Amarillo, TX (79124) map Nearest zip codes: 79106, 79121, 79102, 79109, 79101, 79110.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

45.8%
Texas:

50.5%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

1.7%
Texas:

48.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 56
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,409


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 23 (24 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,417 (1,472 now married, 931 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 79124 with a mortgage: 2,274 (68 second mortgage, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,136
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $850

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

4.5%
Whole state:

14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

0.6%
Whole state:

7.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.8
State:

4.0
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 79124: Cliffside Gas Field Camp (A), Kiwanis Camp (B), McCollum Dairy (C), Wesley Dairy (D), Tascosa Country Club (E), Bishop Ranch (F), Potter County Fire Rescue Station 3 (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 79124 include: San Jacinto Baptist Church (A), Cliffside Baptist Church (B), Christian Church of God (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Townsend Cemetery (1), Arnot Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Double J Baseball Inc (8201 West Amarillo Boulevard) (1), Amarillo Wildlife Refuge (Arcades & Amusements; 4401 Reding Road) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 1192020 or later
  • 1,4392010 to 2019
  • 1,2342000 to 2009
  • 9451990 to 1999
  • 6391980 to 1989
  • 1031970 to 1979
  • 921960 to 1969
  • 641950 to 1959
  • 451940 to 1949
  • 571939 or earlier

Zip code 79124 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Amarillo, TX (79124)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Amarillo, TX (79124)
  • 102no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 1932 bedrooms
  • 2,2303 bedrooms
  • 1,2244 bedrooms
  • 2865+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amarillo, TX (79124)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Amarillo, TX (79124)
  • 13no bedroom
  • 2281 bedroom
  • 1322 bedrooms
  • 193 bedrooms
  • 724 bedrooms
  • 95+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Amarillo, TX (79124) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Amarillo, TX (79124) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 26no vehicle
  • 6641 vehicle
  • 1,8682 vehicles
  • 9873 vehicles
  • 3474 vehicles
  • 1105+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Amarillo, TX (79124) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Amarillo, TX (79124) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 16no vehicle
  • 3251 vehicle
  • 802 vehicles
  • 563 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 79124 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 79124 household income distribution in 2022
  • 331Less than $10,000
  • 35$15,000 to $19,999
  • 81$20,000 to $24,999
  • 46$25,000 to $29,999
  • 39$30,000 to $34,999
  • 151$35,000 to $39,999
  • 203$40,000 to $44,999
  • 174$45,000 to $49,999
  • 79$50,000 to $59,999
  • 356$60,000 to $74,999
  • 740$75,000 to $99,999
  • 333$100,000 to $124,999
  • 381$125,000 to $149,999
  • 811$150,000 to $199,999
  • 729$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79124

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79124
  • 15Less than $10,000
  • 29$10,000 to $14,999
  • 19$15,000 to $19,999
  • 11$25,000 to $29,999
  • 37$40,000 to $49,999
  • 95$80,000 to $89,999
  • 9$90,000 to $99,999
  • 17$100,000 to $124,999
  • 64$125,000 to $149,999
  • 141$150,000 to $174,999
  • 281$175,000 to $199,999
  • 365$200,000 to $249,999
  • 608$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,104$300,000 to $399,999
  • 607$400,000 to $499,999
  • 562$500,000 to $749,999
  • 261$750,000 to $999,999
  • 26$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 2$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 54$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79124

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 79124
  • 13$700 to $749
  • 155$750 to $799
  • 98$800 to $899
  • 22$900 to $999
  • 93$1,000 to $1,249
  • 35$2,000 to $2,499
  • 11$2,500 to $2,999
  • 19$3,500 or more
  • 21No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,069.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,388,290.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $370,481
  • Black or African American householders: $353,022
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $199,489
  • Asian householders: $461,368
  • Some other race householders: $166,883
  • Two or more races householders: $442,882
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $246,730

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $363,806
79124:

$363,806
Texas:

$275,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $254,424 - $496,349

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $432,402
Here:

$432,402
State:

$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $258,925
Here:

$258,925
State:

$327,631

Mobile homes: $106,248
Here:

$106,248
State:

$124,413
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 79124
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,868
  • One, attached: 75
  • 3 or 4: 19
  • 5 to 9: 119
  • 10 to 19: 123
  • 20 to 49: 120
  • 50 or more: 103
  • Mobile homes: 271

Unemployment: 1.5%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 79124

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 79124
  • 78.4%4,367Drove a car alone
  • 7.6%422Carpooled
  • 1.1%59Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.4%25Walked
  • 0.3%14Other means
  • 10.5%582Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79124

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79124
  • 53Less than 5 minutes
  • 3325 to 9 minutes
  • 76710 to 14 minutes
  • 1,62415 to 19 minutes
  • 65620 to 24 minutes
  • 23625 to 29 minutes
  • 63430 to 34 minutes
  • 4335 to 39 minutes
  • 1940 to 44 minutes
  • 22845 to 59 minutes
  • 25160 to 89 minutes
  • 7490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 11,508
  • Male householders: 2,267 (554 living alone), Female householders: 2,222 (543 living alone)
  • 2,896 spouses (2,896 opposite-sex spouses), 78 unmarried partners, (78 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,521 children (3,300 natural, 222 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 112 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 0 foster children, 87 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 146 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,608 2-persons, 644 3-persons, 581 4-persons, 268 5-persons, 105 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,097 1-person, 142 2-persons

2,644 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (15 men, 89 women).

90.2% of residents of 79124 zip code speak English at home.
7.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 13% well, 10% not well, 3% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (9% well, 91% not well).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% very well, 10% well, 4% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 473 (4.1%)
(83.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

4.1%
Whole state:

17.2%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 38%Honduras
  • 21%Malaysia
  • 15%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
  • 13%Barbados
  • 10%Bhutan
  • 2%Indonesia
  • 0%Austria
Most common first ancestries reported in 79124
  • 16%American
  • 15%English
  • 15%German
  • 5%Irish
  • 5%Scottish
  • 3%Polish
  • 3%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 772010 or later
  • 1782000 to 2009
  • 1351990 to 1999
  • 195Before 1990

Zip code 79124 topographic map

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • AMARILLO REFINED PRODUCTS TERMINAL (4200 WEST CLIFFSIDE AVENUE in AMARILLO, TX)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
    Organizations: VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS LP (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , VALERO LOGISTICS OPEATIONS (CONTACT/OWNER) , DIAMOND SHAMROCK REF & MKTG (CONTACT/OWNER) , DIAMOND SHAMROCK REFINING AND MARKETING (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: DIAMOND SHAMROCK AMARILLO, PHILLIPS PIPELINE CO - AMARILLO TERMINAL, SHAMROCK LOGISTICS,OPERATIONS,, UDS PIPELINES & TERMINALS, VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L
  • A & A LONGHORN MOBILE HOME PARK WATER SYS (17010140 W RD in AMARILLO, TX)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-0459, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY

Zip code 79124 marital status for males
Zip code 79124 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 55.9%Utility gas
  • 41.6%Electricity
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%No fuel used

Population in 1990: 3,694. Population change in the 1990s: +1,340 (+36.3%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7,899
  • Northeast: 118
  • Midwest: 543
  • South: 1,023
  • West: 1,304

45% of the 79124 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

90% of the 79124 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in Amarillo, TX (79124)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 185
Here:

13.3%
Texas:

8.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 65
Here:

8.6%
Texas:

8.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22
Here:

7.7%
Texas:

16.2%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 130,401Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 125,818Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 103,647Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
  • 92,623Business and financial operations occupations
  • 81,918Law enforcement workers including supervisors
  • 81,706Management occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (AMARILLO, TX):

  • SAGE OIL VAC INC (2300 N WESTERN ST; small business) : $1,957,217 in 23 contracts from 2003 to 2006
    Contracts for Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment, Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery, Trailers, Compressors and Vacuum Pumps, and more by Army, Navy, Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, and others
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $132,575; 2004: $1,587,627; 2005: $212,165; 2006: $24,850.

    Biggest contracts:
    $693,717 with Army for Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Taking place in AR. Signed on 2004-04-07. Completion date: 2004-07-06.
    $598,547 with Army for Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-10-22.
    $141,291, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-03. Completion date: 2004-08-16.
    $120,385 with Navy for Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2003-03-12. Completion date: 2003-05-30.
  • KELLEY, JACK B., INC. (9645 INTERCHANGE 552) : $674,066 in 7 contracts from 1999 to 2000
    Contracts for Liquid Propellant Fuels and Oxidizers, Chemical Base by Air Force
    Signed by year: 2000: $527,136; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $148,258 with Air Force for Liquid Propellant Fuels and Oxidizers, Chemical Base. Signed on 2000-06-21. Completion date: 2001-08-31.
    $116,940, same as above. Signed on 2000-06-30. Completion date: 2004-12-21.
    $116,940, same as above. Signed on 1999-11-17. Completion date: 2003-12-23.
    $116,940, same as above. Signed on 2000-03-10. Completion date: 2003-12-23.
  • CITY MACHINE & WELDING INC (9701 INTERCHANGE 552; small business) : $423,671 in 28 contracts from 2002 to 2006
    Contracts for Liquid Propellant Fuels and Oxidizers, Chemical Base, Other Cargo and Freight Services by Defense Logistics Agency, Army
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $14,980; 2003: $49,253; 2004: $17,312; 2005: $231,312; 2006: $110,814.

    Biggest contracts:
    $67,500 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellant Fuels and Oxidizers, Chemical Base. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2006-07-25.
    $63,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-26. Completion date: 2006-07-25.
    $33,860 with Army for Other Cargo and Freight Services. Signed on 2003-11-19. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
    $26,183 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellant Fuels and Oxidizers, Chemical Base. Signed on 2006-01-18. Completion date: 2006-07-25.
  • JAYVIC INC (4210 W HESTER; small business) : $37,052 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
    $31,892 with Air Force for Carpet Laying and Cleaning. Signed on 2004-09-07. Completion date: 2004-12-15.
    $5,760 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-04-15.
    -$600, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-04-15.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (100-249: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 6)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (50-99: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 88 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 123 people in nursing homes

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 3
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 3
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED74$170,200163$251,010367$196,80014$30,48323$180,0444$52,192
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED5$138,53220$230,20156$187,2301$19,0704$105,2403$62,777
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$158,27511$371,05365$186,85012$57,9933$148,8133$62,653
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$108,16315$297,35255$240,3114$320,2182$176,3851$41,440
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$03$145,5278$190,5900$00$01$68,450

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0117.00 , 0133.00, 0134.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED47$232,95136$235,014
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$306,50520$300,168
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$180,2544$158,665
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$08$205,568
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0117.00 , 0133.00, 0134.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 79124
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 79124 - Value

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 31. The highest number of fires - 67 took place in 2015, and the least - 6 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 79124 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (56.6%), and Structure Fires (24.7%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 79124
    • 30356.6%Outside Fires
    • 13224.7%Structure Fires
    • 9718.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 30.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 79124, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 79124 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary1581.8 years
William1474.8 years
Robert1467.7 years
Charles1177.3 years
John1179.7 years
James875.7 years
Ruth780.1 years
Dorothy679.7 years
Helen681.3 years
Anna583.2 years
Most common last names in zip code 79124 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith1479.4 years
Jones677.0 years
Johnson567.4 years
Wilson578.6 years
Baker479.2 years
Bates483.0 years
Brooks477.7 years
Brown481.3 years
Mills484.2 years
Moore488.3 years
Businesses in zip code 79124
NameCountNameCount
Avenue1Justice1
Barnes & Noble1Lowe's1
Bed Bath & Beyond1McDonald's1
Chico's1Old Navy1
Coldwater Creek1On The Border1
Comfort Inn1Payless1
DressBarn1PetSmart1
Dressbarn1Red Robin1
Extended Stay America1SONIC Drive-In1
FedEx3Shoe Carnival1
H&R Block1Starbucks1
Holiday Inn1Subway2
Home Depot1T-Mobile1
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