COMPARING TWO PLACES
Morse vs Borger
PLACE A
Morse, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Borger, Texas
Morse is 95% smaller than Borger. Borger earns more, with a median household income $11,166 higher. Borger has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -26%).
MORSEBORGERDIFFERENCE
Total population61811,842−95% vs Borger
Population density4411,318−877
Population growth-26.2%-5.3%−20.9 pts
Median age28.238.6−10.4
Male44.5%49.3%−4.8 pts
Female55.5%50.7%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.1%59.0%+36.1 pts
Black0.5%3.5%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%31.7%−30.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other3.3%4.7%−1.4 pts
Median household income$50,417$61,583−$11,166
Per capita income$25,707$31,565−$5,858
Poverty rate21.8%14.9%+7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%17.3%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree1.9%4.2%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%3.6%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation66.4%58.6%+7.8 pts
Median home value$82,600$103,400−$20,800
Median gross rent$491$910−$419
Owner-occupied54.6%79.1%−24.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.6%31.5%−15.9 pts
Rent-burdened households19.2%34.7%−15.5 pts
Average commute28.719.5+9.2
Worked from home3.3%6.1%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured7.5%16.1%−8.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025