COMPARING TWO PLACES
Borger vs Amarillo
PLACE A
Borger, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Amarillo, Texas
Borger is 94% smaller than Amarillo. Amarillo earns more, with a median household income $4,329 higher. Amarillo has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -5%).
BORGERAMARILLODIFFERENCE
Total population11,842205,130−94% vs Amarillo
Population density1,3181,980−662
Population growth-5.3%5.1%−10.4 pts
Median age38.635.1+3.5
Male49.3%48.9%+0.4 pts
Female50.7%51.1%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born9.4%11.0%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.0%51.0%+8.0 pts
Black3.5%7.1%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.7%34.2%−2.4 pts
Asian1.0%3.7%−2.7 pts
Other4.7%4.1%+0.6 pts
Median household income$61,583$65,912−$4,329
Per capita income$31,565$37,126−$5,561
Poverty rate14.9%15.8%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.476−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%26.6%−9.3 pts
Graduate degree4.2%8.8%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%3.4%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation58.6%66.0%−7.4 pts
Median home value$103,400$196,900−$93,500
Median gross rent$910$1,092−$182
Owner-occupied79.1%59.7%+19.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.5%10.6%+20.9 pts
Rent-burdened households34.7%44.5%−9.8 pts
Average commute19.519.6−0.2
Worked from home6.1%6.6%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.6%+0.4 pts
Uninsured16.1%15.4%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025