Town · Texas
Road Runner, Texas
Road Runner, town, in Cooke County, Texas. Road Runner had 863 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 12.7% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 766 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,021 (±318). GEOID 4862486.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
863
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 766 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,021 ±318
Median household income
$43,224
±$12,682 (90% margin)
Texas: $78,476
Median home value
not published
Texas: $283,800
Median gross rent
$793
±$388 (90% margin)
Texas: $1,403
Where is Road Runner and what county is it in?
Road Runner is a town in Cooke County, Texas. It covers 0.6 square miles of land, 1,283 residents per square mile in 2020.
Road Runner is in the Gainesville, TX micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Road Runner, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 863 people lived in Road Runner on July 1, 2025, up 12.7% since 2020, faster than Texas (+8.8%). The 2020 Census counted 766 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,021 (±318).
| Measure | Road Runner | Cooke County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,021 ±318 | 43,046 | – |
| Households | 311 ±110 | 16,528 | – |
| Average household size | 3.28 ±0.65 | 2.57 | – |
| Housing units | 356 ±121 | 17,944 | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Road Runner?
The median resident of Road Runner is 33.2 years old; 26.2% are under 18 and 16.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 67.1%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 30.9%. 29.3% of residents were born outside the United States.
| Measure | Road Runner | Cooke County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.2 ±15.2 | 40.5 | – |
| Under 18 years | 26.2% ±16.6 pts | 23.2% | – |
| 65 years and over | 16.5% ±8.0 pts | 18.9% | – |
| Male | 55.1% ±10.2 pts | 50.1% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 67.1% ±16.9 pts | 20.9% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 30.9% ±17.0 pts | 71.3% | – |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 1.4% ±2.2 pts | 3.2% | – |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±4.8 pts | 0.7% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±4.8 pts | 0.3% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±4.8 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 0.7% ±0.7 pts | 3.5% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±4.8 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 29.3% ±14.9 pts | 7.0% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 55.9% ±23.2 pts | 14.9% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 6.0% ±4.0 pts | 7.3% | – |
| With a disability | 25.0% ±6.5 pts | 14.9% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 41.6% ±8.6 pts | 16.1% | – |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 38.9% ±12.7 pts | 88.6% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 1.2% ±2.2 pts | 23.7% | – |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 1.2% ±2.2 pts | 8.1% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 96.5% ±2.5 pts | 89.7% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 0.9% ±1.3 pts | 0.9% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Road Runner earn?
Half of Road Runner's 311 households earn less than $43,224 a year (±$12,682), against $73,932 in Cooke County and $78,476 in Texas. 37.3% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Measure | Road Runner | Cooke County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $43,224 ±$12,682 | $73,932 | – |
| Mean household income | $48,132 ±$10,304 | $100,815 | – |
| Per capita income | $17,175 ±$4,336 | $38,914 | – |
| People below the poverty line | 37.3% ±18.4 pts | 13.5% | – |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 65.2% ±35.3 pts | 24.7% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 24.1% ±21.9 pts | 9.4% | – |
| Households with a computer | 89.7% ±10.8 pts | 93.9% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 63.7% ±20.8 pts | 86.0% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Road Runner?
Owners occupy 54.0% of Road Runner's occupied homes and renters 46.0%. The median renter pays $793 a month including utilities.
| Measure | Road Runner | Cooke County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $793 ±$388 | $1,047 | – |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 43.5% ±33.1 pts | 37.7% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $668 ±$248 | $1,831 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 54.0% ±24.5 pts | 71.8% | – |
| Renter-occupied homes | 46.0% ±24.5 pts | 28.2% | – |
| Housing units | 356 ±121 | 17,944 | – |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.0% ±25.3 pts | 0.6% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% ±28.7 pts | 1.1% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 7.3% ±5.5 pts | 75.6% | – |
| Mobile homes | 83.7% ±13.7 pts | 11.5% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 8.7% ±13.6 pts | 2.7% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 3.9% ±4.4 pts | 12.5% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 0.0% ±13.1 pts | 6.0% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 1.3% ±1.6 pts | 3.9% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How do people in Road Runner work and get to work?
96.0% of Road Runner's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 37.9 minutes.
| Measure | Road Runner | Cooke County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 46.3% ±10.9 pts | 63.5% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% ±12.8 pts | 4.5% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 96.0% ±4.7 pts | 80.3% | – |
| Carpooled | 0.0% ±13.3 pts | 8.6% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.0% ±13.3 pts | 0.3% | – |
| Walked | 0.9% ±1.3 pts | 1.3% | – |
| Worked from home | 3.2% ±4.4 pts | 7.2% | – |
| Mean travel time to work | 37.9 min ±8.9 | 25.7 min | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What census tracts are in Road Runner?
No census tract lies mostly in Road Runner; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).
| Tract | Residents, 2020-2024 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| Tract 7.02Cooke County | 3,397 | $82,402 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Road Runner) · Census block assignment files
How does Road Runner compare with other places in Texas?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Road Runner is the 10,909th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 859th-most populous of 1,224 in Texas.
Road Runner is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 859th | 1,224 |
Road Runner's figures with every place in Texas (CSV)
Every place in Texas, sortable · Compare Road Runner with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Road Runner?
24 of the 56 figures for Road Runner on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Road Runner are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Road Runner.