Borden County vs King County

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

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

Borden County has the higher population (723 vs 189 in King County). King County has the higher median household income ($70,192 vs $64,250 in Borden County). Since 2019, Borden County's population has grown faster (+17.9% vs -20.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Borden County	King County
Population	723	189
Median age	30.0 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,250	$70,192
Median home value	$105,400	—
Housing units	352	148
Homeownership rate	63.6%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Borden County	King County
Population	613 → 723 (+17.9%)	237 → 189 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$72,188 → $64,250 (-11.0%)	$52,083 → $70,192 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $105,400 (-31.2%)	$36,700 → $22,600 (-38.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$658 → $750 (+14.0%)

Borden County

Population

613723

Median household income

$72,188$64,250

Median home value

$153,300$105,400

King County

Population

237189

Median household income

$52,083$70,192

Median home value

$36,700$22,600

Median gross rent

$658$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Borden County	King County
Under 5	8.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	24.6%	13.2%
18 to 24	5.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.7%	22.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	7.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	17.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	21.2%
75 and over	5.9%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Borden County	King County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	67.2%
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%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Borden County	King County
No high school diploma	5.4%	20.1%
High school graduate	30.9%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Borden County	King County
Drove alone	86.8%	75.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	7.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Borden County	King County
1-unit, detached	86.6%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	28.4%

Poverty & households

	Borden County	King County
Poverty rate	4.8%	15.3%
Average household size	3.03	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	14	13
Median year structure built	1970	1979