Recreation and Leisure
The City of Amarillo's Parks and Recreation Department operates more than 50 municipal parks including a skate park.
Also, there’s the Palo Duro Canyon – which contains 18,438 acres of the scenic, canyon views. The canyon is 120 miles long, 20 miles wide and is more than 800 feet deep. Its elevation at the rim is 3,500 feet above sea level.
Often, it is said that the canyon is the second largest in the United States.
Additionally, the city is host to the Amarillo Gorillas professional hockey, the Amarillo Dusters professional arena football and the Amarillo Aces professional baseball teams.
The median income for a household in the city is approximately $35,000, and the median income for a family is about $43,000.
Men earn a median income of about $32,000 versus about $23,000 for women.