PlainZIP

Runge, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Runge, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,347. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet RUNGE-TX · Runge, TX 1 ZIPs · 1,347 pop · #24980/25278 · Karnes County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $26,597
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24980/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Karnes City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 50% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,347
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $100,900

Nearest income peer: Karnes City, TX (+ $34,114 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Runge

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Runge on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Runge, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

1st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,347
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$26,597
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($26,597 average) · poverty 44.0%. The primary code (78151) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (49.5%) for this income tier, rent - may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Texas, Call is the closest lower-income city and Roma the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Runge.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 78151, is all of Runge

There is no split to weigh here: 78151 holds every one of Runge's 1,347 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Runge

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 94 employees , annual payroll $4,377k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78151 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (4) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Runge, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Karnes County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Runge. See the Karnes County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Karnes County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Runge, Kenedy, Karnes City and Falls City among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Gillett marks the far end of that range at $88,700, 233% above Runge.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78151 1,347 $26,597 18 5
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Runge roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Runge, .