Bovina vs Friona

A side-by-side comparison of Bovina and Friona: population, income, housing, and more.

Bovina and Friona are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Friona has the higher population (4,116 vs 1,490 in Bovina). Friona has the higher median household income ($72,882 vs $42,833 in Bovina). Bovina has the higher median home value ($111,900 vs $93,400 in Friona).

Population, income & housing

	Bovina	Friona
Population	1,490	4,116
Median age	34.0 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,833	$72,882
Median home value	$111,900	$93,400
Median gross rent	$876	$976
Housing units	534	1,659
Homeownership rate	68.8%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bovina	Friona
Population	1,452 → 1,490 (+2.6%)	3,865 → 4,116 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$34,847 → $42,833 (+22.9%)	$53,930 → $72,882 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $111,900 (+43.6%)	$78,500 → $93,400 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $876 (+31.5%)	$733 → $976 (+33.2%)

Bovina

Population

1,4521,490

Median household income

$34,847$42,833

Median home value

$77,900$111,900

Median gross rent

$666$876

Friona

Population

3,8654,116

Median household income

$53,930$72,882

Median home value

$78,500$93,400

Median gross rent

$733$976

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bovina	Friona
Under 5	7.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	18.6%
18 to 24	10.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	7.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	13.1%
75 and over	2.0%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bovina	Friona
White (non-Hispanic)	9.1%	25.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	90.1%	71.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bovina	Friona
No high school diploma	41.9%	25.8%
High school graduate	33.1%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	16.1%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bovina	Friona
Drove alone	74.5%	87.1%
Carpooled	18.9%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	0.0%
Other means	4.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bovina	Friona
1-unit, detached	84.6%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Bovina	Friona
Poverty rate	15.8%	8.8%
Average household size	3.23	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1966	1971