Southwest Amarillo
Southwest Amarillo is the side of town that has been under construction for roughly a decade and shows no sign of stopping. New subdivisions push toward Soncy and Hollywood Road, Town Square and the Greenways pull the dinner crowd, and Hillside Christian fills the parking lots on Sundays. The dating pool here is younger-professional and family-adjacent: nurses from BSA, oil and gas accounts, Amarillo College alumni who stayed. Expect chain patios, brewery taprooms, and first dates that end at the Palo Duro overlook rather than a downtown bar. Convenient, prosperous, a little anonymous. Charm has to be supplied by the people, not the strip malls.
Southwest Amarillo by the numbers
Southwest Amarillo runs male-heavy, about 58% men to 42% women.
Median individual income in Southwest Amarillo is about $39,600.
Texas doesn’t register voters by party; by the 2024 presidential vote the Amarillo metro (Potter and Randall counties) leaned overwhelmingly Republican, about 77% Trump to 22% Harris.
The median renter in Southwest Amarillo pays about $990 a month.
About 6,800 Southwest Amarillo residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant
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Smokey Joe's
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Texas Firehouse Sports Bar & Grill
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Malcolm's Ice Cream & Food
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The 806 Coffee + Lounge
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Valore Italian Restaurant and Grill
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Hoot's Pub
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Shelby’s
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Strata Coffee Bar
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7 Brew Coffee
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The Brunch Truck of Amarillo
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Roasters Coffee & Tea
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T's Bar