Duval County vs Runnels County

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

Duval 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.

Runnels County has the higher population (9,880 vs 9,824 in Duval County). Runnels County has the higher median household income ($63,490 vs $50,081 in Duval County). Runnels County has the higher median home value ($103,700 vs $86,400 in Duval County).

Population, income & housing

	Duval County	Runnels County
Population	9,824	9,880
Median age	35.9 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,081	$63,490
Median home value	$86,400	$103,700
Median gross rent	$737	$894
Housing units	4,430	4,989
Homeownership rate	71.0%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duval County	Runnels County
Population	11,268 → 9,824 (-12.8%)	10,277 → 9,880 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$41,186 → $50,081 (+21.6%)	$44,940 → $63,490 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$49,400 → $86,400 (+74.9%)	$81,400 → $103,700 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $737 (+21.8%)	$644 → $894 (+38.8%)

Duval County

Population

11,2689,824

Median household income

$41,186$50,081

Median home value

$49,400$86,400

Median gross rent

$605$737

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)

	Duval County	Runnels County
Under 5	6.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	15.8%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.0%	11.8%
75 and over	7.6%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duval County	Runnels County
White (non-Hispanic)	16.7%	60.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	81.8%	34.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duval County	Runnels County
No high school diploma	26.4%	13.8%
High school graduate	34.9%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duval County	Runnels County
Drove alone	70.3%	82.4%
Carpooled	17.8%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.4%	5.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duval County	Runnels County
1-unit, detached	84.2%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Duval County	Runnels County
Poverty rate	29.0%	10.4%
Average household size	3.09	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1977	1958