Comanche County, Texas

Comanche County has a population of 13,950 and has grown 6.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $155,600, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $59,635.

Home price
$155,600
Income
$59,635
Population
13,950
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$155,600county
Median gross rent$855county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198053.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$59,635county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate16.2%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 home6.2%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.2%county
Share of workers employed by government14.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.0%county
Economic output per resident$48,169county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.35%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(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 time20.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service72 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport94579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 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 station74 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths57.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(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 higher21.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.9%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2274county
Students per full-time teacher11.5county
Free lunch eligible56.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance20.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.4%county

Place

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

Population13,950county
Land area in square miles938county
People per square mile of land14.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.9%county
Share of households that are one person25.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.9%county
Second languages20.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls59.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents361county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in390county
Households that moved away337county
Average income of arriving households$67,000county
Average income of departing households$71,961county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year14county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.97 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F107 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing34 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days242 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 15county
Average first fall frostNov 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$168county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use1,140 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity63.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.8%county
Homes heated by propane12.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband86.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk54.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk80.0county
Landslide risk12.4county
Hail risk83.0county
Earthquake risk21.2county
Tornado risk67.5county
Tropical cyclone risk53.9county
Extreme heat risk43.1county
Winter weather risk58.0county
Strong wind risk39.8county
Wildfire risk92.1county

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 Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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