Clay County vs Runnels County

A side-by-side comparison of Clay County and Runnels County: population, income, housing, and more.

Clay County and Runnels County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clay County has the higher population (10,402 vs 9,880 in Runnels County). Clay County has the higher median household income ($77,355 vs $63,490 in Runnels County). Clay County has the higher median home value ($161,300 vs $103,700 in Runnels County).

Population, income & housing

	Clay County	Runnels County
Population	10,402	9,880
Median age	47.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$77,355	$63,490
Median home value	$161,300	$103,700
Median gross rent	$825	$894
Housing units	5,154	4,989
Homeownership rate	80.5%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clay County	Runnels County
Population	10,403 → 10,402 (-0.0%)	10,277 → 9,880 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$55,989 → $77,355 (+38.2%)	$44,940 → $63,490 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$101,000 → $161,300 (+59.7%)	$81,400 → $103,700 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $825 (+11.9%)	$644 → $894 (+38.8%)

Clay County

Population

10,40310,402

Median household income

$55,989$77,355

Median home value

$101,000$161,300

Median gross rent

$737$825

Runnels County

Population

10,2779,880

Median household income

$44,940$63,490

Median home value

$81,400$103,700

Median gross rent

$644$894

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clay County	Runnels County
Under 5	4.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	17.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	13.5%	11.8%
75 and over	9.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clay County	Runnels County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	60.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	34.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clay County	Runnels County
No high school diploma	7.2%	13.8%
High school graduate	36.3%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clay County	Runnels County
Drove alone	76.7%	82.4%
Carpooled	16.3%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.2%	5.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clay County	Runnels County
1-unit, detached	81.5%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Clay County	Runnels County
Poverty rate	10.4%	10.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1977	1958