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  • Largest town: Ballinger

Runnels County, Texas

Runnels County had 9,751 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,051.1 square miles of land. It ranks 164th of 254 in Texas by population and 63rd by land area.

Population
9,751
#164 of 254 in Texas · #2,432 in US
Area
1,051.1 sq mi
#63 of 254 in Texas · #623 in US
Density
9.3 / sq mi
#174 of 254 in Texas · #2,590 in US
Median household income
$61,643
#116 of 254 in Texas · #1,671 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Runnels County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Runnels County population, land area and income

Runnels County had 9,751 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,051.1 square miles of land. It ranks 164th of 254 in Texas by population and 63rd by land area. That works out to 9.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents; Runnels County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,643 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,751

3144th1st

2432nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,051 sq mi

3144th1st

623rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

9.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2590th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,643

3143rd1st

1671st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

9,751

254th1st

164th of 254 (TX)

Land area

1,051 sq mi

254th1st

63rd of 254 (TX)

Density

9.3 / sq mi

254th1st

174th of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$61,643

254th1st

116th of 254 (TX)

How Runnels County's population changed since 2020

Runnels County lost 170 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.7%. That ranks 198th of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Runnels County recorded 477 births and 701 deaths, a natural change of -224. Net international migration added +20 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +53. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 224 people.

9,92120209,89320219,89620229,90920239,7512024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
477
Deaths
701
Net international migration
+20
Net domestic migration
+53
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-158

Where Runnels County is

The Census internal point of Runnels County is at 31.845100, -99.982700. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Runnels County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: Runnels County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
31.845100, -99.982700
DMS
31°50'42.36"N 99°58'57.72"W
UTM
14N 407021.0E 3523687.1N
Geohash
9v8vhv4z4
Plus code
8632R2W8+2W

Towns in Runnels County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Runnels County, 5,811 people together, or 60% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Runnels County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ballinger with 3,530.

  1. 01Ballinger3,530
  2. 02Winters2,281
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Runnels County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Runnels County. The most populous is Taylor County, TX, with 148,813 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 171.5 miles SE of Runnels County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is San Angelo, TX (population 100,159), 39.2 miles away.

Runnels County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Runnels County is 48399: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 399. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,643.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Runnels County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,751. That is down 170 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,921.

What is the FIPS code of Runnels County?

48399. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (399) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Runnels County?

Ballinger, with 3,530 residents inside Runnels County in 2024.

Which counties border Runnels County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Taylor County, TX; Tom Green County, TX; Nolan County, TX; Coleman County, TX; Coke County, TX; Concho County, TX.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.