COMPARING TWO PLACES
Borger vs Canyon
PLACE A
Borger, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Canyon, Texas
Borger is 28% smaller than Canyon. Canyon earns more, with a median household income $8,189 higher. Canyon has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -5%).
BORGERCANYONDIFFERENCE
Total population11,84216,518−28% vs Canyon
Population density1,3182,045−727
Population growth-5.3%11.5%−16.8 pts
Median age38.628.7+9.9
Male49.3%50.1%−0.8 pts
Female50.7%49.9%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born9.4%4.5%+4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.0%74.7%−15.7 pts
Black3.5%3.1%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.7%19.5%+12.2 pts
Asian1.0%0.9%+0.2 pts
Other4.7%1.8%+3.0 pts
Median household income$61,583$69,772−$8,189
Per capita income$31,565$31,182+$383
Poverty rate14.9%13.1%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.414+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%44.7%−27.4 pts
Graduate degree4.2%15.8%−11.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%3.1%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation58.6%63.1%−4.5 pts
Median home value$103,400$240,300−$136,900
Median gross rent$910$984−$74
Owner-occupied79.1%54.1%+25.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.5%8.1%+23.4 pts
Rent-burdened households34.7%45.5%−10.7 pts
Average commute19.522.7−3.2
Worked from home6.1%6.2%−0.1 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Uninsured16.1%10.7%+5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025