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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Amarillo Area is $118,500, which is lower than the state average of $131,400 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Amarillo Area was built is 1973, which is older than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1984 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 61,670 Owner Occupied Houses in Amarillo Area, #471

Amarillo Area	118,500 USD
Texas	131,400 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Amarillo Area	16.86%
Texas	59.27%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Amarillo Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Amarillo Area	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	105,230, see rank, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	95,576, 90.83%, see rank	88.48%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	61,670, 58.60%, see rank	55.49%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	33,906, 32.22%, see rank	32.99%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	9,654, 9.17%, see rank	11.52%	12.45%
For Rent	2,690, 2.56%, see rank	3.13%	2.34%
For Sale Only	1,016, 0.97%, see rank	1.05%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	873, 0.83%, see rank	0.97%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	1,068, 1.01%, see rank	2.37%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.03%
Other Vacant	4,007, 3.81%, see rank	3.97%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #525

Amarillo Area	Texas	U.S.
1973	1984	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Amarillo Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	61,670	100%	5,652,542	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	36,162	58.64%, see rank	60.56%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	25,508	41.36%, see rank	39.44%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Amarillo Area	1,225 USD
Texas	1,443 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Amarillo Area	%	Texas	U.S.
$299 or Less	81	0.22%, see rank	0.15%	0.20%
$300 to $499	602	1.66%, see rank	1.18%	1.59%
$500 to $699	2,438	6.74%, see rank	4.49%	5.01%
$700 to $999	8,585	23.74%, see rank	14.70%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	13,072	36.15%, see rank	33.20%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	6,620	18.31%, see rank	22.54%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	3,514	9.72%, see rank	16.45%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	1,250	3.46%, see rank	7.30%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Amarillo Area	20.40% of the Total Income
Texas	22.20% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Amarillo Area	%	Texas	U.S.
10% or Less	2,316	6.40%, see rank	6.26%	5.86%
10% to 20%	15,208	42.06%, see rank	36.09%	31.95%
20% to 30%	9,527	26.35%, see rank	27.65%	27.64%
30% to 40%	3,943	10.90%, see rank	12.28%	13.74%
40% or More	4,994	13.81%, see rank	17.16%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Amarillo Area	423 USD
Texas	459 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Amarillo Area	%	Texas	U.S.
$199 or Less	2,467	9.67%, see rank	7.97%	7.76%
$200 to $299	4,430	17.37%, see rank	14.81%	14.70%
$300 to $499	9,214	36.12%, see rank	33.97%	34.63%
$500 to $699	5,699	22.34%, see rank	22.08%	21.16%
$700 or More	3,698	14.50%, see rank	21.17%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Amarillo Area	11.10% of the Total Income
Texas	11.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Amarillo Area	%	Texas	U.S.
10% or Less	11,416	44.75%, see rank	41.43%	40.19%
10% to 20%	8,263	32.39%, see rank	32.37%	31.47%
20% to 30%	2,721	10.67%, see rank	11.78%	12.24%
30% to 40%	1,120	4.39%, see rank	5.09%	5.64%
40% or More	1,638	6.42%, see rank	8.03%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Amarillo Area	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	105,230, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	74,111, 70.43%, see rank	65.34%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	2,670, 2.54%, see rank	2.68%	5.82%
2 Units	2,625, 2.49%, see rank	1.94%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	2,231, 2.12%, see rank	3.20%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	3,595, 3.42%, see rank	4.85%	4.78%
10 or More Units	11,247, 10.69%, see rank	14.35%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	8,751, 8.32%, see rank	7.63%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Amarillo Area	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	105,230, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
1 Room	1,186, 1.13%, see rank	1.69%	1.95%
2 Rooms	2,281, 2.17%, see rank	2.86%	2.48%
3 Rooms	10,634, 10.11%, see rank	10.61%	9.13%
4 Rooms	18,318, 17.41%, see rank	16.68%	16.60%
5 Rooms	27,216, 25.86%, see rank	21.74%	20.41%
6 Rooms	19,706, 18.73%, see rank	18.39%	18.06%
7 Rooms	11,913, 11.32%, see rank	11.53%	12.27%
8 Rooms	7,168, 6.81%, see rank	7.50%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	6,808, 6.47%, see rank	8.98%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.20, see rank	5.30	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Amarillo Area	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	105,230, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
No Bedroom	1,418, 1.35%, see rank	1.85%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	12,777, 12.14%, see rank	12.69%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	26,002, 24.71%, see rank	23.33%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	49,088, 46.65%, see rank	41.71%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	13,763, 13.08%, see rank	17.12%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	2,182, 2.07%, see rank	3.30%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Amarillo Area	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	95,576, 100%	9,013,582	116,211,092
Utility Gas	58,208, 60.90%, see rank	37.22%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	1,687, 1.77%, see rank	3.42%	4.86%
Electricity	34,328, 35.92%, see rank	58.19%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	595, 0.62%, see rank	0.12%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	326, 0.34%, see rank	0.43%	2.12%
Solar Energy	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.05%
Other Fuel	208, 0.22%, see rank	0.16%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	224, 0.23%, see rank	0.44%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Amarillo Area	Texas	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	31,812, 100%	3,174,412	39,201,928
$199 or Less	439, 1.38%, see rank	1.28%	1.50%
$200 to $299	767, 2.41%, see rank	2.20%	3.18%
$300 to $499	3,750, 11.79%, see rank	6.35%	7.37%
$500 to $699	8,769, 27.57%, see rank	19.10%	16.01%
$700 to $999	11,269, 35.42%, see rank	35.25%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	5,348, 16.81%, see rank	26.13%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	1,058, 3.33%, see rank	6.97%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	412, 1.30%, see rank	2.73%	6.10%
Median	$749, see rank	$870	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Amarillo Area	Texas	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	95,576, 100%	9,013,582	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	5,393, 5.64%, see rank	5.88%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	32,371, 33.87%, see rank	34.31%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	38,299, 40.07%, see rank	40.44%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	19,513, 20.42%, see rank	19.37%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.