Rhome vs Runaway Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Rhome and Runaway Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rhome has the higher population (2,006 vs 1,522 in Runaway Bay). Rhome has the higher median household income ($90,969 vs $83,333 in Runaway Bay). Runaway Bay has the higher median home value ($274,700 vs $239,100 in Rhome).

Population, income & housing

	Rhome	Runaway Bay
Population	2,006	1,522
Median age	32.6 yrs	55.9 yrs
Median household income	$90,969	$83,333
Median home value	$239,100	$274,700
Median gross rent	$983	$1,172
Housing units	685	808
Homeownership rate	85.2%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rhome	Runaway Bay
Population	1,813 → 2,006 (+10.6%)	1,845 → 1,522 (-17.5%)
Median household income	$72,344 → $90,969 (+25.7%)	$75,938 → $83,333 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$136,500 → $239,100 (+75.2%)	$172,500 → $274,700 (+59.2%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $983 (+8.3%)	$875 → $1,172 (+33.9%)

Rhome

Population

1,8132,006

Median household income

$72,344$90,969

Median home value

$136,500$239,100

Median gross rent

$908$983

Runaway Bay

Population

1,8451,522

Median household income

$75,938$83,333

Median home value

$172,500$274,700

Median gross rent

$875$1,172

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rhome	Runaway Bay
Under 5	13.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	20.1%	8.5%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	17.1%	8.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	6.0%
45 to 54	7.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	13.7%	21.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	19.0%
75 and over	2.7%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rhome	Runaway Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	85.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.8%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	23.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rhome	Runaway Bay
No high school diploma	10.2%	8.0%
High school graduate	32.6%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rhome	Runaway Bay
Drove alone	78.5%	76.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	19.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rhome	Runaway Bay
1-unit, detached	74.7%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	13.2%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rhome	Runaway Bay
Poverty rate	7.1%	5.1%
Average household size	3.06	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	32	36
Median year structure built	2000	1986