Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety16#13,121/15,637
Economy12#13,701/15,631
Housing44#8,401/14,977
Health12#13,732/15,609
Healthcare7#14,527/15,650
Environment66#5,309/15,453
Education15#13,379/15,649
Infrastructure18#12,785/15,650
Community57#6,758/15,651
Leisure & amenities26#11,583/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Pampa, Texas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Gray County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Home price to income ratio · low1.8×
96/100Texas 3.6×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Social associations · high16.7 /10k
95/100Texas 7.3 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGray County value
Average commute time · low16.7 min
94/100Texas 26.7 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Time spent in the emergency room · low110 min
92/100Texas 149 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesGray County value
Pharmacies · high2.4 /10k
87/100Texas 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsGray County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low6.3 µg/m³
85/100Texas 8.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyGray County value

Weaknesses

Grocery stores · low0.5 /10k
1/100Texas 1.1 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsGray County value
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high22.8%
3/100Texas 19.1%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Distance to an airport · high138 mi
3/100Texas 33 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauGray County value
Public EV charging ports · low0.0 /10k
3/100Texas 4.0 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyGray County value
Distance to an Amtrak station · high162 mi
4/100Texas 43 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauGray County value
Flu vaccinations · low27.0%
4/100Texas 40.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGray County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
17,538 (2015-2019) → 16,659 (2020-2024)
−5%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
72.0% (2015-2019) → 88.9% (2020-2024)
+17 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
High school diploma or higherImproving
78.4% (2015-2019) → 84.0% (2020-2024)
+5.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Median household incomeImproving
$46,432 (2015-2019) → $56,626 (2020-2024)
+22%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Child poverty rateWorsening
23.1% (2015-2019) → 25.8% (2020-2024)
+2.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
14.8% (2015-2019) → 17.0% (2020-2024)
+2.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Pampa, Texas improved on 2 of 15 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 13 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Broadband+17 points72.0% → 88.9%
Household income+22%$46,432 → $56,626

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 15 measures

Change of every measure of Pampa, Texas between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	17.8 min2015-2019	16.7 min2020-2024	−1.2 min	Within the margin of error	62%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%2015-2019	17.0%2020-2024	+2.2 points	Within the margin of error	45%
Broadband subscriptions	72.0%2015-2019	88.9%2020-2024	+17 points	Improved	85%
Child poverty rate	23.1%2015-2019	25.8%2020-2024	+2.7 points	Within the margin of error	27%
Effective property tax rate	1.56%2015-2019	1.56%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	16%
High school diploma or higher	78.4%2015-2019	84.0%2020-2024	+5.6 points	Within the margin of error	85%
Home price to income ratio	1.6×2015-2019	1.8×2020-2024	+0.1×	Within the margin of error	73%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4542015-2019	0.4952020-2024	+0.041	Within the margin of error	21%
Median household income	$46,4322015-2019	$56,6262020-2024	+22%	Improved	37%
Poverty rate	17.3%2015-2019	17.2%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	30.1%2015-2019	30.3%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	53%
Rent-burdened households	50.2%2015-2019	50.5%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	54%
Unemployment rate	5.6%2015-2019	6.1%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	39%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	23.7%2015-2019	22.8%2020-2024	−0.9 points	Within the margin of error	57%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Pampa, Texas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Pampa, Texas in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Pampa, Texas itself moved +0.5 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

16,659 residents (±26)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (−1.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

16,659 residents (±26)

Pampa, Texas
Texas share

White58%9,601
Black2.3%†384
Hispanic or Latino35%5,862

Education

10,518 residents (±207)

Pampa, Texas
Texas share

No high school diploma16%1,681
High school or GED36%3,735
Some college23%2,398

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

6,869 households (±228)

Pampa, Texas
Texas share

Under $25k19%1,325
$25k–50k28%1,894
$50k–75k16%1,076
$75k–100k11%751
$100k–150k15%1,044
$150k–200k6.3%†430
$200k or more5.1%†349

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−6.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

6,869 households (±228)

Pampa, Texas
Texas share

Own74%5,088
Rent26%1,781

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,510 households (±250)

Pampa, Texas
Texas share

Under $75021%†320
$750–1,00044%†662
$1,000–1,50029%†433

Home values

5,088 homes (±286)

Pampa, Texas
Texas share

Under $150k68%3,483
$150k–250k20%1,007
$250k–400k8.4%†426

Age of homes

8,451 homes (±129)

Pampa, Texas
Texas share

2010 or later5.8%†486
2000–20092.9%†242
1980–199915%1,228

Size of homes

8,451 homes (±129)

Pampa, Texas
Texas share

Studio1.6%†139
1 bedroom6.1%†513
2 bedrooms26%2,191

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

7,631 workers (±366)

Pampa, Texas
Texas share

Drive alone84%6,444
Carpool9.0%†688
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.4%†29
Bike0.0%0
Work from home4.6%†348
Other1.6%†122

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (−4.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

7,283 workers (±370)

Pampa, Texas
Texas share

Under 15 min66%4,827
15–29 min10%729
30–44 min12%877

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Pampa, TX

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Gray County, the county holding most of Pampa's residents.

Gray County has 509 employer establishments, 243 for every 10,000 residents (0.98× the US rate of 248; 1.11× Texas's), with 5,990 paid employees at an average annual pay of $52,612. The Census Bureau also counts 1,477 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 509; 1,477 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 243; US 248 · Texas 218
Paid employees: 5,990
Average annual pay: $52,612; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Gray County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	44	21	1.14×About typical	773	$16,789	14
Religious organizations	29	13.8	2.49×More than typical	157	$21,261	—
Specialty trade contractors	25	11.9	0.77×Fewer than typical	261	$61,881	145
Ambulatory health care services	23	11	0.53×Fewer than typical	182	$74,484	60
Full-service restaurants	20	9.5	1.24×About typical	265	$21,325	7
Limited-service restaurants	16	7.6	0.95×About typical	366	$16,541	5
Truck transportation	15	7.2	1.42×More than typical	66	$106,803	47
Clothing and accessories stores	13	6.2	1.71×More than typical	67	$24,149	16
Insurance agencies and brokerages	13	6.2	1.41×More than typical	37	$56,784	20
Banks and credit unions	12	5.7	1.77×More than typical	85	$45,788	—
Gasoline stations	11	5.2	1.62×More than typical	109	$25,890	—
Building equipment contractors	10	4.8	0.79×Fewer than typical	158	$59,690	18

Rank places for an industry Open Gray County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 20,958 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $1,088 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Pampa, Texas: $0.07 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1,088; −0.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $0.07; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$1,088100%

Top recipients

RELIANT HOLDINGS LTD$1,088100%

Spending by fiscal year

1.1KFY2025
1.1KFY2026

What was bought

Other equipment & supplies$1,088100%

Top industries (NAICS)

Basic chemical manufacturing · 3251$1,088100%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Pampa, Texas, so they do not add up across cities.

Pampa, Texas's figures are part of those of Gray County, TX ($47.5K in FY2026), never added to them: 2.3% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Pampa is mostly in Gray County.

See federal money in Gray County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Pampa, Texas is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Ronny JacksonR-TX-13 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 2.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Gray County28100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Pampa, TX25

Other cities and towns in Gray County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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