HousingPermits

Metro area in Texas · part of the Amarillo-Borger, TX combined area

Amarillo, TX

The Amarillo metro area authorized 994 new housing units in 2025. The housing bust cut annual permits by 46%, from 1,184 at the 2004–2006 high to 645 in 2009, the second-mildest drop among the 85 metro areas of 250,000 to 499,999 residents. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2012, with 1,630 units; 2025 came to 61% of that.

05001,0001,5002,0002004: 1,014 units (741 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 267 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,180 units (866 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 294 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,184 units (712 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 472 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,316 units (676 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 632 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 768 units (514 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 252 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 645 units (609 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 931 units (576 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 339 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 704 units (657 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 19 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,630 units (656 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 930 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 898 units (624 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 266 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 918 units (496 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 372 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 880 units (564 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 312 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 740 units (718 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 775 units (555 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 204 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 750 units (637 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 101 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 584 units (554 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,022 units (721 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 285 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 736 units (682 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 16 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 982 units (818 single-family, 54 in 2–4 unit, 110 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 672 units (567 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 55 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,297 units (639 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 650 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 994 units (652 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 312 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252012 high · 1,6302019 low · 58406001,2001,8002004: 1,014 units (741 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 267 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,180 units (866 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 294 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,184 units (712 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 472 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,316 units (676 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 632 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 768 units (514 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 252 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 645 units (609 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 931 units (576 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 339 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 704 units (657 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 19 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,630 units (656 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 930 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 898 units (624 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 266 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 918 units (496 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 372 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 880 units (564 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 312 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 740 units (718 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 775 units (555 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 204 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 750 units (637 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 101 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 584 units (554 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,022 units (721 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 285 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 736 units (682 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 16 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 982 units (818 single-family, 54 in 2–4 unit, 110 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 672 units (567 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 55 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,297 units (639 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 650 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 994 units (652 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 312 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252012 high · 1,630

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 10 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Amarillo, with 3,975 units or 85% of the total, followed by Canyon with 500. Among the three largest, Amarillo put 26% of its units in five-plus buildings, White Deer town 0%.

  • Amarillo85% (3,975 units)
  • Canyon11% (500 units)
  • White Deer town3.2% (151 units)
  • Lake Tanglewood village0.3% (15 units)
  • Panhandle town0.2% (11 units)
  • Timbercreek Canyon village0.2% (11 units)
  • Claude0.2% (9 units)
  • Palisades village0.1% (6 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 3 other metro areas, among them State College, Morgantown, Minot. Its quietest year came later, in 2019 (584 units). The 2021–2025 pace of 936 units a year is 17% below the 2004–2006 pace. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 23%.

Houses or apartments

In Amarillo, 72% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 24% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Providence (24% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2012 (930), single-family houses in 2005 (866).

2021–202571.7%72%3.8%24.4%24%2004–200668.7%69%0.8%30.6%31%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202571.7%72%3.8%24.4%24%2004–200668.7%69%0.8%30.6%31%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Relative to population

With 276,235 residents in July 2025, Amarillo authorized 3.4 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Dubuque (3.4) and Great Falls (3.4).

Where in the metro

Potter County accounted for 85% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Randall County for 11%.

  • Potter County85% (865 in 2025)
  • Randall County11% (90 in 2025)
  • Carson County3.5% (39 in 2025)
  • Armstrong County0.2% (0 in 2025)
  • Oldham County0% (0 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Duluth, MN-WI6472.533%
Cedar Rapids, IA9873.436%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA1,0964.70%
Amarillo, TX9943.424%
Evansville, IN8253.613%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Amarillo beside Evansville

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Texas. Counting rules.