Housing data for Booker, TX
Booker, TX has an estimated 1,311 residents and 540 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Lipscomb County.
20.3% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $946 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,311 (±149)
- Housing units
- 540 (±74)
- Households that rent
- 20.3%
- Median gross rent
- $946
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −7.7%
What stands out in Booker
Average commute: 14.8 minutes (±3.5) in Booker, lower than in Lipscomb County (19.9 minutes).
Housing in Booker at a glance
- Median rent: $946 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 7.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 20.3% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $69,464 median household income
- Home values: $150,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,509 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,884 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 1.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 76.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 65.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 16.1% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 86.8% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 14.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −7.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 7.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Booker against Lipscomb County, its state and the nation
| Booker | Lipscomb County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,311 (±149) | 2,918 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 540 (±74) | 1,432 (±88) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 20.3% (±9.4 points) | 17.6% (±4.9 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $946 (±$57) | $876 (±$167) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $69,464 (±$7,069) | $72,560 (±$7,053) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $150,200 (±$32,916) | $124,300 (±$14,252) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,884 (±$289) | $1,748 (±$197) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 65.0% (±14.1 points) | 69.1% (±7.6 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 14.8 minutes (±3.5) | 19.9 minutes (±2.6) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 86.1% (±8.1 points) | 86.7% (±4.2 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 33.4 years (±6.4) | 36.3 years (±2.7) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Booker covers 1.1 square miles of land, about 1,245 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Booker has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,421 (±172) | 1,311 (±149) | −7.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 582 (±72) | 540 (±74) | −7.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $720 (±$61) | $946 (±$57) | +31.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $106,900 (±$20,860) | $150,200 (±$32,916) | +40.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $59,792 (±$9,018) | $69,464 (±$7,069) | +16.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,046 (±$209) | $1,509 (±$150) | +44.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,285 (±$213) | $1,884 (±$289) | +46.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 27.2% (±8.0 points) | 20.3% (±9.4 points) | −6.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 18.9% (±14.4 points) | 16.1% (±16.9 points) | −2.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Lipscomb County
Booker has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Lipscomb County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Lipscomb County recorded 35 violent and 106 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Booker
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrouzett | 12 mi | $585 | $88,000 | 32.1% |
| Perryton | 15 mi | $1,005 | $126,500 | 27.9% |
| Follett | 22 mi | — | $97,500 | 5.5% |
| Beaver | 25 mi | $749 | $154,000 | 34.9% |
| Forgan | 31 mi | $564 | $60,500 | 13.3% |
| Knowles | 35 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Higgins | 37 mi | — | $87,100 | 15.1% |
| Hardesty | 38 mi | $510 | $47,600 | 34.2% |
Places in Texas most like Booker
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunray | $972 | $132,000 | $66,488 | 16.0% |
| Scotland | $986 | $141,500 | $70,521 | 20.3% |
| Friona | $1,038 | $125,500 | $66,801 | 20.1% |
| Iowa Park | $938 | $132,800 | $66,622 | 15.1% |
| Coahoma | $1,171 | $172,700 | $68,828 | 18.2% |
| Gruver | $918 | $111,700 | $72,857 | 19.8% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Booker, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $771 | $807 | $1,014 | $1,367 | $1,461 |
HUD income limits for Booker, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,100 | $30,200 | $48,300 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $34,500 | $55,200 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $38,800 | $62,100 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $43,100 | $68,950 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $46,550 | $74,500 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $53,450 | $85,500 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $56,900 | $91,050 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Lipscomb County, TX, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $86,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Booker
How many renters are there in Booker?
Booker has an estimated 92 (±45) renting households, 20.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Booker?
The median household income in Booker is $69,464 (±$7,069) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Booker, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $150,200 (±$32,916) for owner-occupied homes in Booker (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Booker?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Booker, TX is $1,509 (±$150) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Booker?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Booker, TX is $1,884 (±$289) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Booker?
Booker, TX has an estimated 540 (±74) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Booker growing?
In Booker, the number of residents went from 1,421 in 2015–2019 to 1,311 in 2020–2024 (−7.7%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Booker town, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Booker town, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Booker town, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Booker town, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Booker town, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Booker town, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Booker town, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Lipscomb County, TX
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Lipscomb County, TX
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Booker town, Texas (place:09448, in state:48).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
The API needs a free key.
DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .