Runaway Bay

Population: 1,522
Median household income: $83,333
Median home value: $274,700

Located in Wise County, Texas, Runaway Bay is a community with a population of 1,522. The median household income of $83,333 is below the Wise County median ($89,897).

Between 2019 and 2023, Runaway Bay's population declined 17.5% from 1,845 to 1,522, while its median home value rose 59.2% from $172,500 to $274,700.

Households average 2.11 people. The median gross rent is $1,172.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,522
Median age: 55.9 yrs
Median household income: $83,333
Median home value: $274,700
Median gross rent: $1,172
Housing units: 808
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8451,522

Median household income

$75,938$83,333

Median home value

$172,500$274,700

Median gross rent

$875$1,172

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,845	$75,938	$172,500	$875
2020	1,724	$73,947	$170,800	$939
2021	1,611	$77,500	$182,000	$961
2022	1,648	$91,719	$236,100	$1,292
2023	1,522	$83,333	$274,700	$1,172

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6421.6%

65 to 7419.0%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	2.2%
5 to 17	129	8.5%
18 to 24	98	6.4%
25 to 34	132	8.7%
35 to 44	91	6.0%
45 to 54	230	15.1%
55 to 64	329	21.6%
65 to 74	289	19.0%
75 and over	190	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,308	85.9%
Black or African American	15	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	42	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	67	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	83	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	101	8.0%
High school graduate	349	27.7%
Some college or associate's	390	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	254	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	167	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	575	76.2%
Carpooled	28	3.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	150	19.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	13.1%
15 to 29 min	230	38.0%
30 to 44 min	104	17.2%
45 to 59 min	51	8.4%
60+ min	141	23.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 5.1% (77 of 1,513)

	Count	Share
Family households	488	67.8%
Nonfamily households	232	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	720	89.1%
Vacant	88	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	591	82.1%
Renter-occupied	129	17.9%

1-unit, detached79.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units13.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	641	79.3%
1-unit, attached	15	1.9%
2 to 4 units	45	5.6%
5 to 19 units	107	13.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4863782
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.52 sq mi
Water area: 4.27 sq mi
Center point: 33.1754, -97.8748