Marion County vs Runnels County

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

Marion 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 9,631 in Marion County). Runnels County has the higher median household income ($63,490 vs $47,447 in Marion County). Marion County has the higher median home value ($110,500 vs $103,700 in Runnels County).

Population, income & housing

	Marion County	Runnels County
Population	9,631	9,880
Median age	50.6 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,447	$63,490
Median home value	$110,500	$103,700
Median gross rent	$854	$894
Housing units	5,609	4,989
Homeownership rate	77.4%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion County	Runnels County
Population	10,017 → 9,631 (-3.9%)	10,277 → 9,880 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$37,662 → $47,447 (+26.0%)	$44,940 → $63,490 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $110,500 (+14.5%)	$81,400 → $103,700 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $854 (+15.7%)	$644 → $894 (+38.8%)

Marion County

Population

10,0179,631

Median household income

$37,662$47,447

Median home value

$96,500$110,500

Median gross rent

$738$854

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)

	Marion County	Runnels County
Under 5	3.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	8.8%	11.5%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	18.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	16.4%	11.8%
75 and over	10.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion County	Runnels County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	60.5%
Black or African American	21.6%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	34.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion County	Runnels County
No high school diploma	13.4%	13.8%
High school graduate	36.5%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion County	Runnels County
Drove alone	83.3%	82.4%
Carpooled	12.1%	11.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	1.2%	5.1%
Other means	2.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion County	Runnels County
1-unit, detached	66.8%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.5%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Marion County	Runnels County
Poverty rate	18.4%	10.4%
Average household size	2.27	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1981	1958