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Borger Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Borger Area is $24,231, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Borger Area median household income is $47,191. On average Borger Area residents spend 19.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #380

Borger Area	24,231 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Borger Area	30,611 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Borger Area	40,393 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Borger Area	20,610 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #375

Borger Area	47,191 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Borger Area	59,979 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Borger Area	13.16%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Borger Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Borger Area		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.57%	$9,507, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.97%	$17,536, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.67%	$3,701, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.72%	$25,884, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Borger Area	56,481 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Borger Area	67,832 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Borger Area	Texas	U.S.
White	$48,903, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$20,625, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,885, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$43,958, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,563, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
One Race, Other	$37,929, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$22,639, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Borger Area	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$29,141, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,070, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,909, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$32,236, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Borger Area	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	16,897, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	8,423, 49.85%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,812, 69.00%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	17, 0.20%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,795, 68.80%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,495, 94.82%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	300, 5.18%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,611, 31.00%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	8,474, 50.15%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,278, 50.48%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	5, 0.06%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,273, 50.42%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,938, 92.16%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	335, 7.84%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,196, 49.52%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Borger Area	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,247, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,499, 81.10%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,099, 11.88%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	23, 0.25%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	109, 1.18%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	197, 2.13%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	320, 3.46%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Borger Area	19.8 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Borger Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,433	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	5,495, 58.25%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,153, 20.98%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	695, 12.65%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	586, 10.66%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	52, 0.95%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,178, 21.44%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,382, 25.15%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	3,938, 41.75%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,151, 29.23%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,020, 25.90%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,626, 41.29%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.03%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 0.13%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	135, 3.43%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Borger Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,433, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	790, 8.37%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	1,038, 11.00%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,339, 14.19%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	180, 1.91%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,330, 14.10%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	525, 5.57%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	56, 0.59%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	311, 3.30%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	523, 5.54%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,695, 17.97%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	746, 7.91%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	495, 5.25%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	405, 4.29%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Borger Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,543	16.33%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	646	11.68%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.