Booker

Population: 1,283
Median household income: $67,569
Median home value: $141,400

Booker is a community in Lipscomb County, Texas, home to 1,283 residents. The median household income of $67,569 is below the Lipscomb County median ($71,442).

From 2019 to 2023, Booker's population declined 9.7% from 1,421 to 1,283, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $106,900 to $141,400.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.7% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 63.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,283
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $67,569
Median home value: $141,400
Median gross rent: $860
Housing units: 568
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4211,283

Median household income

$59,792$67,569

Median home value

$106,900$141,400

Median gross rent

$720$860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,421	$59,792	$106,900	$720
2020	1,443	$60,417	$115,900	$776
2021	1,433	$61,885	$117,300	$782
2022	1,398	$66,591	$133,700	$869
2023	1,283	$67,569	$141,400	$860

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	8.1%
5 to 17	278	21.7%
18 to 24	139	10.8%
25 to 34	121	9.4%
35 to 44	168	13.1%
45 to 54	151	11.8%
55 to 64	132	10.3%
65 to 74	117	9.1%
75 and over	73	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	397	30.9%
Black or African American	10	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	62	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	814	63.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.4%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	209	27.4%
High school graduate	187	24.5%
Some college or associate's	189	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	146	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone90.5%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	523	90.5%
Carpooled	40	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	359	63.7%
15 to 29 min	171	30.3%
30 to 44 min	11	2.0%
45 to 59 min	4	0.7%
60+ min	19	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 15.6% (194 of 1,243)

	Count	Share
Family households	331	71.3%
Nonfamily households	133	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	464	81.7%
Vacant	104	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	349	75.2%
Renter-occupied	115	24.8%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	431	75.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	75	13.2%
5 to 19 units	8	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	54	9.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4809448
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.05 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4561, -100.5402