Pampa is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,487 people and six associated neighborhoods, Pampa is the 172nd largest community in Texas.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.04 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Pampa doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Pampa who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.01% of the adults in Pampa have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pampa in 2022 was $35,014, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,056 for a family of four. However, Pampa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pampa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pampa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pampa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pampa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pampa include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Pampa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.