Borden County vs Glasscock County

A side-by-side comparison of Borden County and Glasscock County: population, income, housing, and more.

Borden County and Glasscock County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glasscock County has the higher population (1,070 vs 723 in Borden County). Glasscock County has the higher median household income ($106,806 vs $64,250 in Borden County). Glasscock County has the higher median home value ($248,600 vs $105,400 in Borden County).

Population, income & housing

	Borden County	Glasscock County
Population	723	1,070
Median age	30.0 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,250	$106,806
Median home value	$105,400	$248,600
Housing units	352	463
Homeownership rate	63.6%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	39.9%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Borden County	Glasscock County
Population	613 → 723 (+17.9%)	1,510 → 1,070 (-29.1%)
Median household income	$72,188 → $64,250 (-11.0%)	$78,456 → $106,806 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $105,400 (-31.2%)	$229,200 → $248,600 (+8.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$904 → $700 (-22.6%)

Borden County

Population

613723

Median household income

$72,188$64,250

Median home value

$153,300$105,400

Glasscock County

Population

1,5101,070

Median household income

$78,456$106,806

Median home value

$229,200$248,600

Median gross rent

$904$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Borden County	Glasscock County
Under 5	8.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	24.6%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.0%	1.5%
25 to 34	14.7%	13.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	17.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	5.8%
75 and over	5.9%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Borden County	Glasscock County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	66.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	27.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Borden County	Glasscock County
No high school diploma	5.4%	12.4%
High school graduate	30.9%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Borden County	Glasscock County
Drove alone	86.8%	81.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	14.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Borden County	Glasscock County
1-unit, detached	86.6%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Borden County	Glasscock County
Poverty rate	4.8%	8.5%
Average household size	3.03	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1970	1977