Runnels County, TX Population

Overview

9,887

Total Population

40.5

Median age

50.17%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

69.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,473

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Runnels County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Runnels County is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Runnels County's population under 18 was 23.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Runnels County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Runnels County, 20.28% were under the age of 15, 16.50% aged 15 to 29, 42.52% aged 30 to 64, 18.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 33 more females than males in Runnels County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.17% females and 49.83% males in Runnels County, TX.
The Runnels County, TX gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 438.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 394.

Runnels County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Runnels County population: 84.23% are White, 2.70% are Black or African American, 0.63% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.09% are Asian, 3.43% are some other race and 8.92% are multiracial.
Runnels County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,473 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,414 (64.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Runnels County is White with a population of 8,328 (84.23% of the total population).

Runnels County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 11,444 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Runnels County's population decreased by 934 (8.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Runnels County's population decreased by 591 (5.62%), 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, Runnels County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,859.