Kenedy vs Runge

A side-by-side comparison of Kenedy and Runge: population, income, housing, and more.

Kenedy and Runge are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kenedy has the higher population (3,442 vs 1,196 in Runge). Kenedy has the higher median household income ($39,688 vs $35,313 in Runge). Kenedy has the higher median home value ($134,300 vs $57,200 in Runge).

Population, income & housing

	Kenedy	Runge
Population	3,442	1,196
Median age	35.3 yrs	22.8 yrs
Median household income	$39,688	$35,313
Median home value	$134,300	$57,200
Median gross rent	$1,041	$322
Housing units	1,619	618
Homeownership rate	46.6%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenedy	Runge
Population	3,384 → 3,442 (+1.7%)	1,048 → 1,196 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$41,926 → $39,688 (-5.3%)	$37,955 → $35,313 (-7.0%)
Median home value	$76,500 → $134,300 (+75.6%)	$82,800 → $57,200 (-30.9%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $1,041 (+45.6%)	$644 → $322 (-50.0%)

Kenedy

Population

3,3843,442

Median household income

$41,926$39,688

Median home value

$76,500$134,300

Median gross rent

$715$1,041

Runge

Population

1,0481,196

Median household income

$37,955$35,313

Median home value

$82,800$57,200

Median gross rent

$644$322

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenedy	Runge
Under 5	8.9%	13.0%
5 to 17	22.4%	23.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	13.7%
25 to 34	9.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	23.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	7.6%	5.9%
55 to 64	7.4%	4.4%
65 to 74	5.9%	9.7%
75 and over	7.6%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenedy	Runge
White (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	18.8%
Black or African American	4.6%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	78.4%	73.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenedy	Runge
No high school diploma	13.6%	31.0%
High school graduate	33.3%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenedy	Runge
Drove alone	74.4%	89.0%
Carpooled	13.3%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	4.5%
Other means	1.8%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenedy	Runge
1-unit, detached	68.1%	60.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	27.2%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	4.9%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Kenedy	Runge
Poverty rate	30.2%	42.8%
Average household size	2.69	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1981	1978