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Real estate businesses in the Amarillo, TX metro area

The real estate businesses in the Amarillo, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #203 of 387 scored metro areas
#16 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
350
27 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
166
+22.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,772 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
100
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.0
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
276,235
+2.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $14,772 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Amarillo metro area spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is in line with the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

The Amarillo metro area has 350 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 8%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.0, 12% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Amarillo metro area was 166 in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 621 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,128 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $297K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Amarillo metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Amarillo metro area grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, the Amarillo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #203 of 387 scored metro areas and #16 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Amarillo metro area compares

The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Amarillo, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureAmarillo metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.037.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10098100
Households per official establishment621473414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.7%+23.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,772$15,682$16,661
Median household income$69,611$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
166+22.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
661
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,128Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
35027 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
352The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$297K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Amarillo metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Amarillo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
276,235+2.7% since 2020
Households
103,062
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,151 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$69,611+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,771
Median home value
$208,700
Jobs located here
124,760
Daytime population
274,340Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Texas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Amarillo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Odessa, TX8112118.7183+5.0%#5 of 387
2Midland, TX6520028.7135+9.8%#58 of 387
3Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX6435323.6141+0.5%#61 of 387
4Sherman-Denison, TX6317531.7109+12.8%#72 of 387
5Wichita Falls, TX6213323.4141+0.7%#79 of 387
6Laredo, TX6220525.2128+5.2%#83 of 387
7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX6068025.2123+5.6%#96 of 387
8Eagle Pass, TX594122.7132+1.7%#101 of 387
9Longview, TX5928726.5124+3.8%#102 of 387
10Victoria, TX5711430.3110+1.6%#122 of 387
16Amarillo, TX4835034.0100+2.7%#203 of 387

Other business types in the Amarillo metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Amarillo, TX metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 350 real estate businesses in the Amarillo metro area. 27 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 166 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,128 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Amarillo, TX metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.5B a year, or $14,772 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 350 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is in line with the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 103,062 households in the Amarillo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Amarillo, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Amarillo metro area has 34.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 100, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Amarillo metro area would have about 352, against 350 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 621 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Amarillo, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Amarillo metro area at 276,235 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,062 households. Median household income in the Amarillo metro area is $69,611, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Amarillo metro area scores 48 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #203 of 387 scored metro areas.

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