Runaway Bay, TX Population

Overview

1,611

Total Population

53.7

Median age

46.93%

Female population %

113.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

83.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

67

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Runaway Bay's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Runaway Bay is 53.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Runaway Bay's population under 18 was 14.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Runaway Bay's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Runaway Bay, 13.35% were under the age of 15, 11.73% aged 15 to 29, 42.83% aged 30 to 64, 30.23% aged 65 to 84, and 1.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 99 less females than males in Runaway Bay:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.93% females and 53.07% males in Runaway Bay, TX.
The Runaway Bay, TX gender ratio is 113.1:100 i.e. 113.1 men to 100 women (1.131).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 92.

Runaway Bay's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Runaway Bay population: 93.98% are White, 0.68% are Black or African American, 0.25% are Asian, 0.25% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.93% are some other race and 3.91% are multiracial.
Runaway Bay's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 67 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,544 (95.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Runaway Bay is White with a population of 1,514 (93.98% of the total population).

Runaway Bay's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,815 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Runaway Bay's population increased by 174 (15.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Runaway Bay's population increased by 266 (20.64%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Runaway Bay's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,115.