Borden County vs Kent County

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

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

Kent County has the higher population (727 vs 723 in Borden County). Kent County has the higher median household income ($71,420 vs $64,250 in Borden County). Kent County has the higher median home value ($108,900 vs $105,400 in Borden County).

Population, income & housing

	Borden County	Kent County
Population	723	727
Median age	30.0 yrs	57.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,250	$71,420
Median home value	$105,400	$108,900
Median gross rent	—	$856
Housing units	352	484
Homeownership rate	63.6%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Borden County	Kent County
Population	613 → 723 (+17.9%)	647 → 727 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$72,188 → $64,250 (-11.0%)	$44,688 → $71,420 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $105,400 (-31.2%)	$35,000 → $108,900 (+211.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$475 → $856 (+80.2%)

Borden County

Population

613723

Median household income

$72,188$64,250

Median home value

$153,300$105,400

Kent County

Population

647727

Median household income

$44,688$71,420

Median home value

$35,000$108,900

Median gross rent

$475$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Borden County	Kent County
Under 5	8.6%	1.7%
5 to 17	24.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	5.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	5.9%
55 to 64	10.4%	22.6%
65 to 74	7.6%	16.4%
75 and over	5.9%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Borden County	Kent County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	83.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.8%
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%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Borden County	Kent County
No high school diploma	5.4%	10.1%
High school graduate	30.9%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Borden County	Kent County
Drove alone	86.8%	84.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	5.8%
Other means	0.6%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Borden County	Kent County
1-unit, detached	86.6%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
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%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Borden County	Kent County
Poverty rate	4.8%	8.4%
Average household size	3.03	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1970	1974