Runnels County vs Sabine County

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

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

Sabine County has the higher population (9,998 vs 9,880 in Runnels County). Runnels County has the higher median household income ($63,490 vs $59,924 in Sabine County). Sabine County has the higher median home value ($131,900 vs $103,700 in Runnels County).

Population, income & housing

	Runnels County	Sabine County
Population	9,880	9,998
Median age	41.8 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,490	$59,924
Median home value	$103,700	$131,900
Median gross rent	$894	$738
Housing units	4,989	7,665
Homeownership rate	74.7%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Runnels County	Sabine County
Population	10,277 → 9,880 (-3.9%)	10,471 → 9,998 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$44,940 → $63,490 (+41.3%)	$34,992 → $59,924 (+71.3%)
Median home value	$81,400 → $103,700 (+27.4%)	$116,300 → $131,900 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $894 (+38.8%)	$566 → $738 (+30.4%)

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

Sabine County

Population

10,4719,998

Median household income

$34,992$59,924

Median home value

$116,300$131,900

Median gross rent

$566$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Runnels County	Sabine County
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	12.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	18.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	16.7%
75 and over	9.1%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Runnels County	Sabine County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.5%	84.6%
Black or African American	3.0%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	34.4%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Runnels County	Sabine County
No high school diploma	13.8%	12.7%
High school graduate	36.8%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Runnels County	Sabine County
Drove alone	82.4%	76.2%
Carpooled	11.6%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Runnels County	Sabine County
1-unit, detached	89.4%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	37.2%

Poverty & households

	Runnels County	Sabine County
Poverty rate	10.4%	14.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1958	1990