Borden County vs Roberts County

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

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

Roberts County has the higher population (785 vs 723 in Borden County). Roberts County has the higher median household income ($66,118 vs $64,250 in Borden County). Roberts County has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $105,400 in Borden County).

Population, income & housing

	Borden County	Roberts County
Population	723	785
Median age	30.0 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,250	$66,118
Median home value	$105,400	$176,800
Median gross rent	—	$769
Housing units	352	392
Homeownership rate	63.6%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Borden County	Roberts County
Population	613 → 723 (+17.9%)	805 → 785 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$72,188 → $64,250 (-11.0%)	$68,750 → $66,118 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$153,300 → $105,400 (-31.2%)	$133,000 → $176,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$780 → $769 (-1.4%)

Borden County

Population

613723

Median household income

$72,188$64,250

Median home value

$153,300$105,400

Roberts County

Population

805785

Median household income

$68,750$66,118

Median home value

$133,000$176,800

Median gross rent

$780$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Borden County	Roberts County
Under 5	8.6%	2.5%
5 to 17	24.6%	25.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	14.7%	6.5%
35 to 44	10.5%	20.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.5%
75 and over	5.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Borden County	Roberts County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	86.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.3%
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%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Borden County	Roberts County
No high school diploma	5.4%	2.5%
High school graduate	30.9%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Borden County	Roberts County
Drove alone	86.8%	83.3%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	0.3%
Other means	0.6%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Borden County	Roberts County
1-unit, detached	86.6%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
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%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Borden County	Roberts County
Poverty rate	4.8%	6.4%
Average household size	3.03	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	14	17
Median year structure built	1970	1966