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Comanche County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Comanche County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Comanche County is a small rural Texas county of 13,786 residents with an economy reflected in modest per capita GDP of $34,398 and median worker earnings of $38,158. The workforce of roughly 8,400 labor-force participants skews older (median age 44.2) with 20.0% holding bachelor's degrees, a 6.7% unemployment rate, and labor force participation of 60.8%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $137,800 and median gross rent of $823/month—with an 80.4% homeownership rate, and the county posted modest 5-year population growth of +2.2%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

13,786

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,635

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.2% since 2018

Comanche County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,727 (69.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,309 (23.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races424 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone314 (2.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone69 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone60 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,542
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic119
  3. 3.Arabic19
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)10
  5. 5.Korean9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

953

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,398

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,183

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,529
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining847
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)776
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)699
  5. 5.Construction (Group)632

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,855
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,415
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,226
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,039
  5. 5.Service Occupations827

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.26×)627
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.78×)771
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.23×)770
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.22×)177
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)1,570

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$137,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$823/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999387 (9.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999387 (9.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999350 (8.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999332 (7.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999325 (7.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999293 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,158

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,889 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled864 (13.7%)
  • Worked At Home390 (6.2%)
  • Walked112 (1.8%)
  • Other32 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.