Runnels County, Texas
12 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,874
- Median household income
- $62,632
- ±4,391
- Unemployed
- 4.9%
- 236 of 4,814 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.2%
- 3,358 of 3,809 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Runnels | 9,943 (2021) | 613 Hutchins Ave, Ballinger | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ballinger | 3,580 (2021) | Po Box 497, Ballinger | Website |
| City of Miles | 907 (2021) | Po Box 398, Miles | — |
| City of Winters | 2,365 (2021) | 310 S Main St, Winters | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Creek Water Control District | Flood control | 316 County Road 167, Winters | — |
| Willow Creek Water Control District | Flood control | 401 County Road 387, Miles | — |
| Ballinger Memorial Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 617, Ballinger | Website |
| North Runnels County Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 185, Winters | — |
| Ballinger City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1401 N 13th St, Ballinger | Website |
| Winters Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 300 N Grant St, Winters | — |
| Runnels County Emergency Services District 1 | Local fire protection | 613 Hucthings Ave, Ballinger | — |
| Runnels Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 409 Co Rd 276, Norton | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BALLINGER ISD
School district5 schools
802 CONDA AVE, Ballinger, TX, 76821
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MILES ISD
School district3 schools
1001 ROBINSON, Miles, TX, 76861
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
OLFEN ISD
School district3 schools
1122 PRIVATE RD 2562, Rowena, TX, 76875
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WINTERS ISD
School district5 schools
603 N HEIGHTS ST, Winters, TX, 79567
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Abilene Farmers Market (Abilene)
Concho Valley Farmers' Market (San Angelo) · San Angelo Farmers' Market (San Angelo)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.