Housing market/Texas/ZIP 79106
ZIP 79106 Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 79106 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 79106 — Amarillo, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 79106
- 1-unit detached8,99267.2%
- 1-unit attached5173.9%
- 2–4 units9076.8%
- 5–49 units1,63712.2%
- 50+ units1,0547.9%
- Mobile2782.1%
2–4 unit share 6.8% · 5–49 unit share 12.2% · combined 2–49 19.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $995 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $801.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 40.4%; ≥50% 21.2%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,110 (1.116× ACS median gross rent).
Population
27,900 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +3.3%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 10 projects, 452 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 93 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 277 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 79106 49.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 13.2%; ACS median gross rent is $995; population increased +3.3% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 907 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,637 units in 5–49-unit structures; 10 LIHTC projects totaling 452 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,110 versus ACS median gross rent of $995. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Texas research
ZIP 79106 is a Census / HUD profile for Amarillo, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 79106 — Amarillo, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Texas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 79106?
ZIP 79106 (Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area) has 27,900 residents, 11,616 households, a renter share of 49.7%, median household income of $54,407, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $995. Vacancy is 13.2%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 79106?
ACS counts 561 units in 2-unit buildings, 346 in 3–4 unit buildings, 440 in 5–9, 665 in 10–19, and 532 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 2,544 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 79106?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,110. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 79106 — Amarillo, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 79106 is Census / HUD research for Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.