MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Borger Micro

Borger, TX · 1 counties · 25,689 residents · 887 sq mi

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With 25,689 people, Borger is a metro area. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $37,200. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Renters pay $333 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,689

+8%vs 2000

vs 23,857 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

29 / sq mi

+8%vs 2000

vs 27 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

887 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,840)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(2,195)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(2,256)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,867)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(1,213)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(3,831)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(3,576)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(2,378)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(2,649)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(2,343)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,338)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(203)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,717

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,588 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,677

−33%vs 2000

vs $17,317 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,200

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $379 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.9% in 2000

22.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.1%(19,104)

Black2.4%(563)

Hispanic / Latino14.7%(3,506)

Asian0.3%(83)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.4%(22,698)

Black2.8%(719)

Hispanic / Latino8.9%(2,275)

Asian0.5%(137)

Other8.3%(2,135)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.2%(4,484)

Central American0.6%(123)

Salvadoran0.6%(122)

Spaniard0.2%(33)

Puerto Rican0.1%(20)

Cuban0.1%(20)

Dominican0%(1)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Japanese0.5%(95)

Korean0.1%(23)

Filipino0%(6)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.3%(53)

Ancestry

English13.1%(2,641)

German11.1%(2,244)

Irish10.2%(2,058)

American6.5%(1,322)

Italian4%(798)

Scottish2.5%(502)

French0.9%(184)

Dutch0.8%(164)

Polish0.6%(129)

Austrian0.5%(106)

Welsh0.5%(97)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(63)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(53)

Romanian0.2%(39)

Norwegian0.2%(34)

Russian0.2%(34)

Czech0.1%(29)

Danish0.1%(28)

West Indian0.1%(16)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Canadian0.1%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Brazilian0.1%(12)

Belgian0%(7)

Swiss0%(7)

Arab0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.9%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.5 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.1%(2,406)

Married50.7%(4,056)

Widowed5.2%(412)

Divorced14%(1,120)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(2,122)

Married45.6%(3,668)

Widowed11.5%(927)

Divorced16.5%(1,330)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.6%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.2%(254)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.3%(362)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.2%(421)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(76)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,196 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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