Runnels County, Texas

Runnels County has a population of 9,874 and has shrunk 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $109,300, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $62,632.

Home price
$109,300
Income
$62,632
Population
9,874
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$109,300county
Median gross rent$847county
Median year homes here were built1958county
Share of homes built before 198076.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,069county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$815county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,282county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$62,632county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.2%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.4%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$43,755county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.37%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport49493county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station154 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths60.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.2%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment1951county
Students per full-time teacher11.0county
Free lunch eligible61.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools4county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution37 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians70county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,874county
Land area in square miles1,051county
People per square mile of land9.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.4%county
Share of households that are one person28.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.8%county
Second languages22.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls85.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents374county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in254county
Households that moved away256county
Average income of arriving households$55,169county
Average income of departing households$45,570county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.11 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F131 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing37 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days234 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 25county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,002 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.8%county
Homes heated by propane8.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%county
Households with broadband88.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk23.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk85.2county
Landslide risk6.3county
Hail risk82.9county
Earthquake risk14.1county
Tornado risk42.1county
Tropical cyclone risk33.1county
Extreme heat risk37.1county
Winter weather risk46.7county
Strong wind risk76.4county
Wildfire risk72.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Runnels County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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