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Population (year 2000): 14,302. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,305 (-7.0% change)
Males: 6,978 (48.8%), Females: 7,324 (51.2%)
Hutchinson County
Zip codes:
79007.
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $34,653 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,400 (year 2000)
Races in Borger:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.8%)
- Hispanic (19.7%)
- Other race (9.4%)
- Black (3.7%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (13.2%), Irish
(10.5%), English (9.6%), German (8.1%), Dutch (2.9%), French
(1.8%).
Land area: 8.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Borger
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Borger city
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 10.6%
8.8% Foreign born (8.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,344 (-8.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Borger:
- GOLDEN PLAINS COMM HOSP (200 S MC GEE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Borger:
- PAMPA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles;
PAMPA, TX)
- HANSFORD HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; SPEARMAN, TX)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; DUMAS, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Borger:
- AMARILLO INTL (about 37 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 100 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 142 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Borger:
- HUTCHINSON COUNTY (about 3 miles; BORGER, TX; ID:
BGD)
- PANHANDLE-CARSON COUNTY (about 22 miles; PANHANDLE,
TX; ID: T45)
- PERRY LEFORS FIELD (about 30 miles; PAMPA, TX; ID:
PPA)
College/University in Borger:
- FRANK PHILLIPS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
739; Location: 1301 W. Roosevelt St.; Public; Website:
www.fpc.cc.tx.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Borger:
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 48 miles; AMARILLO, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; CANYON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 144 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 158 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 170
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 187
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
Public high schools in Borger:
- BORGER H S (Students: 802; Location: 600 W
1ST ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- C H A M P S (Students: 37; Location: 200 E
9TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Borger:
- BORGER MIDDLE (Students: 870; Location: 1321
S FLORIDA; Grades: 05 - 08)
- CROCKETT EL (Students: 457; Location: 400
KAYE ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- GATEWAY EL (Students: 375; Location: 1403
STERLING; Grades: PK - 04)
- CENTRAL EL (Students: 341; Location: 800 N
MCGEE ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Borger:
- ST JOHNS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 43;
Location: 201 ST JOHNS ROAD; Grades: PK - 3)
Library in Borger:
- HUTCHINSON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$334,689; Location: 625 N WEATHERLY ST; 58,170 books;
1,075 audio materials; 1,969 video materials; 146 serial
subscriptions)
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