Demographics of Borger city, Texas

Borger city, Texas had 11,842 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −686 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Borger city, in four figures

11,842
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,226 ±23.; −5.5%
Change since July 2020: −686 people.; 38.6 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,583 ±$9,045
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Borger city, Texas's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Borger city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Borger city, Texas's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Borger city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,528	100.0	100.0
2021	12,430	99.2	100.2
2022	12,230	97.6	100.7
2023	12,108	96.6	101.6
2024	11,964	95.5	102.5
2025	11,842	94.5	103.1

Population of Borger city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,528	—
2021	12,430	−98
2022	12,230	−200
2023	12,108	−122
2024	11,964	−144
2025	11,842	−122

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.6 ±2.2: for men 37.9 ±2.4 and for women 39.9 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Borger city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	621 ±186	5.1% ±1.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,246 ±299	18.4% ±2.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,265 ±314	10.3% ±2.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,316 ±378	27.1% ±3.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,819 ±374	23.1% ±3.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,959 ±294	16.0% ±2.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,583 ±$9,045, and income per person $31,565 ±$2,643, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Borger city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	661 ±163	15.7% ±3.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,000 ±258	23.8% ±5.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	764 ±198	18.2% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	435 ±149	10.3% ±3.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	754 ±182	17.9% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	314 ±145	7.5% ±3.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	280 ±118	6.7% ±2.8	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Borger city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,789 ±459	14.9% ±3.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	357 ±148	12.5% ±4.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	978 ±280	15.1% ±4.2	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	454 ±167	17.0% ±5.8	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Borger city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Borger city	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,142 ±208	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.5% ±3.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.5% ±3.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.1% ±3.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.9% ±4.6	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$103,400 ±$17,248	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$910 ±$124	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Borger city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,879 ±307	31.7% ±2.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,213 ±307	59.0% ±2.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	430 ±192	3.5% ±1.6	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	127 ±28	1.0% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	201 ±73	1.6% ±0.6	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 120	0% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 93	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	144 to 454	1.2% to 3.7%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Borger city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	8,074 ±468	66.0% ±3.8	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,895 ±466	23.7% ±3.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	31 to 185	0.3% to 1.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,149 ±240	9.4% ±2.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	399 ±132	3.3% ±1.1	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	750 ±211	6.1% ±1.7	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Borger city among the places of Texas

236th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Borger city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lantana CDP	12,766 ±2,000
Richmond city	12,582 ±33
Levelland city	12,466 ±40
Hornsby Bend CDP	12,367 ±1,661
Webster city	12,366 ±25
Borger city	12,226 ±23
El Campo city	12,202 ±23
Granbury city	12,136 ±28
Four Corners CDP	11,692 ±1,868
Elgin city	11,563 ±488
Roma city	11,545 ±40

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026