Copperas Cove is a city of 37,947 people in Texas. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 34.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $180,500. 8,355 more people live here than in 2000. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,225, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Copperas Cove
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants49.8% → 59.7%(+9.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.9% → 21.8%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$132,244 → $180,500(+36%)US over the same years: +67%
Copperas Cove's population equals 45% of Coryell County's. Its number of veterans equals 64% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 80% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)58%(3,769)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.3%(2,751)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.3%(1,127)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(114)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,497 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Copperas Cove, decade by decade
Copperas Cove population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
24,079
$59,032
$132,244
13.9%
56.2
2000
29,592
$68,984
$130,248
17.1%
72.0
2010
32,032
$71,575
$140,692
16.6%
75.7
2020
36,670
$65,014
$141,687
20.8%
85.4
2024
37,947
$71,225
$180,500
21.8%
82.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
