Census place 4809556

Borger

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Borger city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Borger.

According to the 2025 estimate, Borger has a population of 11,842 and 1,311 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: median home value is $103,400, below the comparison median of $256,600; median gross rent is $910, below the comparison median of $1,360; and population density is 1,311/sq mi, below the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$103,400
Below the comparison median of $256,600
median gross rent
$910
Below the comparison median of $1,360
population density
1,311/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Borger's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
11,842
2025 estimate
Annual change
-1%
Population estimate
Density
1,311/sq mi
9 sq mi land area
Median age
38.6 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$61,583
Median home value
$103,400
Median gross rent
$910
Bachelor’s degree or higher
17.3%
Typical commute
19.5 min
Drive-alone commute
80.8%
Public transit commute
1%
Walked to work
1.7%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
20.9%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
41.3%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
56.5%
Unemployed residents 16+
2.1%
Working from home
6.1%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
85.9%
Homes built 2020+
0.1%
Households without a vehicle
5.3%
Households with children
25%
Residents with a disability
16.9%
Residents without insurance
16.1%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Hutchinson County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
13
Fire declarations
8
Hurricane declarations
3
Severe Ice Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP (3 mi from place center)
Average high
73.6°F
Average low
48.2°F
Annual rainfall
18.6"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Borger.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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