Pampa, Texas demographics

Pampa, TX demographics: median age 35.3; 17.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pampa city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4854912. The survey estimates a population of 16,659 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pampa is 35.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 6,869 households (±228). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.3 ±1.1	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	4,455 ±304	26.7% ±1.8 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	3,793 ±308	22.8% ±1.8 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	5,491 ±401	33.0% ±2.4 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,920 ±275	17.5% ±1.7 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	8,403 ±148	50.4% ±0.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	8,256 ±149	49.6% ±0.9 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	12,930 ±573	77.6% ±3.4 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	390 ±169	2.3% ±1.0 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	232 ±109	1.4% ±0.7 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	223 ±63	1.3% ±0.4 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,792 ±466	10.8% ±2.8 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,092 ±324	6.6% ±1.9 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,797 ±191	64.8% ±1.1 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,862 ±189	35.2% ±1.1 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,869
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,382 ±305	49.2% ±4.1 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	452 ±175	6.6% ±2.5 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	924 ±185	13.5% ±2.7 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,882 ±316	27.4% ±4.5 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	229 ±135 · low precision	3.3% ±2.0 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,869
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,298 ±256	33.5% ±3.6 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,571 ±335	66.5% ±4.3 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,869
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,882 ±316	27.4% ±4.5 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,240 ±251	32.6% ±3.5 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,218 ±240	17.7% ±3.4 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	672 ±166	9.8% ±2.4 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	495 ±192	7.2% ±2.8 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	326 ±127	4.7% ±1.8 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	36 ±44 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	14,582 ±350	87.5% ±2.1 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,077 ±347	12.5% ±2.1 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,588
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	11,555 ±443	74.1% ±2.8 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	3,794 ±420	24.3% ±2.7 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	13 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	8 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	83 ±66 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	11 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	8 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	9 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	106 ±124 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 10,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,681 ±293	16.0% ±2.8 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,735 ±358	35.5% ±3.3 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,398 ±371	22.8% ±3.5 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	915 ±204	8.7% ±1.9 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,455 ±284	13.8% ±2.7 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	334 ±121	3.2% ±1.1 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,535
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	14,342 ±563	86.7% ±3.4 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	943 ±359	5.7% ±2.2 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	808 ±288	4.9% ±1.7 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	411 ±208 · low precision	2.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	31 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

18.9% of Pampa residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 88.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pampa	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	18.9% ±2.5 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.9% ±2.0 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.7% ±1.4 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Pampa . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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