Comanche County, Kansas

Comanche County has a population of 1,729 and has shrunk 0.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $69,600, about 1.3 times the county's median household income of $54,545.

Home price
$69,600
Income
$54,545
Population
1,729
Unemployment
1.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$69,600county
Median gross rent$692county
Median year homes here were built1947county
Share of homes built before 198083.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$877county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$668county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,144county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$54,545county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate9.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.6%county
Unemployment rate1.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.2%county
Share of workers employed by government24.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.4%county
Economic output per resident$40,906county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.16%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time13.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8300county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station50 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.4%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher20.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.0%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment322county
Students per full-time teacher14.6county
Free lunch eligible56.8%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians120county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.5%county
Frequent mental distress14.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,729county
Land area in square miles788county
People per square mile of land2.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age49.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.1%county
Share of households that are one person38.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls67.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents533county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in23county
Households that moved away27county
Average income of arriving households$37,565county
Average income of departing households$25,222county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.4 incounty
Annual snowfall9.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F59 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing104 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days191 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$126county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.3¢county
Household electricity use730 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas61.9%county
Homes heated by propane19.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband88.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk2.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk87.2county
Landslide risk5.5county
Hail risk58.7county
Earthquake risk13.7county
Tornado risk29.3county
Tropical cyclone risk13.4county
Extreme heat risk15.4county
Winter weather risk8.7county
Strong wind risk23.9county
Wildfire risk94.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Comanche County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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