ZIP Code 79111 — Amarillo city, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 79111 covers Amarillo, TX in Potter County with a population of about 1,537.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 28.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 806; U.S. House district TX-13; the AMARILLO media market.

Median household income in ZIP 79111 is about $70,602 — about 6% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 18.4%; unemployment rate near 3.1%; 10.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 22.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Public administration, Construction, and Healthcare; about 1.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 13.7 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $908 (about 22% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 1.2% (about 64.2 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Amarillo city, TX as Relatively Moderate (composite score 90.5), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (95.1) and flood (68.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Amarillo city, TX show little to no average snow.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 73 for ZIP 79111 (Amarillo city, TX) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.