Demographics of Runnels County, Texas

Runnels County, Texas had 9,693 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −223 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Runnels County, in four figures

9,693
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −223 people.; 42.1 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,632 ±$4,391
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Runnels County, Texas's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Runnels County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Runnels County, Texas's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Runnels County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,916	100.0	100.0
2021	9,890	99.7	100.2
2022	9,888	99.7	100.7
2023	9,901	99.8	101.6
2024	9,758	98.4	102.5
2025	9,693	97.8	103.1

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Population of Runnels County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	9,916	+20	−17	0	+37
2021	9,890	−26	−71	+2	+36
2022	9,888	−2	−59	+5	+54
2023	9,901	+13	−36	+4	+47
2024	9,758	−143	−21	0	−123
2025	9,693	−65	−22	−4	−39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.7: for men 42.3 ±1.3 and for women 41.6 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Runnels County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	564 ±99	5.7% ±1.0	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,753 ±228	17.8% ±2.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	726 ±161	7.4% ±1.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,330 ±239	23.6% ±2.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,388 ±205	24.2% ±2.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,113 ±215	21.4% ±2.2	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,632 ±$4,391, and income per person $31,622 ±$2,322, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Runnels County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	667 ±157	17.5% ±4.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	803 ±170	21.1% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	873 ±189	22.9% ±4.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	506 ±114	13.3% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	553 ±146	14.5% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	216 ±70	5.7% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	191 ±80	5.0% ±2.1	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Runnels County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,060 ±274	11.0% ±2.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	303 ±122	13.2% ±5.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	488 ±150	10.3% ±3.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	269 ±71	10.2% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Runnels County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Runnels County	Texas	United States
Housing units	4,990 ±21	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.3% ±3.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.7% ±3.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.0% ±2.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.0% ±4.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$109,300 ±$11,215	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$847 ±$146	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Runnels County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,442 ±0	34.9% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,925 ±49	60.0% ±0.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	290 ±49	2.9% ±0.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.4%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	205 ±71	2.1% ±0.7	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Runnels County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	8,242 ±266	83.5% ±2.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,155 ±207	11.7% ±2.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	49 to 159	0.5% to 1.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	373 ±130	3.8% ±1.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	141 ±68	1.4% ±0.7	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	232 ±102	2.3% ±1.0	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Runnels County among the counties of Texas

165th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Runnels County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Franklin County	10,994	+6.0%
Clay County	10,764	+5.0%
Somervell County	10,261	+11.5%
Sabine County	10,012	+1.2%
Marion County	9,896	+0.3%
Runnels County	9,693	−2.2%
Parmer County	9,678	−1.8%
Jack County	9,563	+12.7%
Brewster County	9,458	−1.1%
Duval County	9,402	−4.2%
Stephens County	9,380	+3.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026