COMPARING TWO PLACES
Comfort vs Fredericksburg
PLACE A
Comfort, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Fredericksburg, Texas
Comfort is 87% smaller than Fredericksburg. Comfort earns more, with a median household income $16,046 higher. Fredericksburg has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -6%).
COMFORTFREDERICKSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population1,56511,893−87% vs Fredericksburg
Population density4511,245−793
Population growth-6.4%3.3%−9.7 pts
Median age50.548.5+2.0
Male48.7%46.6%+2.1 pts
Female51.3%53.4%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born5.7%4.7%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.4%77.4%−20.0 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.9%18.6%+22.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other1.7%3.3%−1.6 pts
Median household income$80,580$64,534+$16,046
Per capita income$46,424$48,942−$2,518
Poverty rate8.5%9.2%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.523−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%43.3%−14.3 pts
Graduate degree12.0%16.1%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate11.4%4.3%+7.1 pts
Labor force participation72.2%53.0%+19.2 pts
Median home value$330,200$460,300−$130,100
Median gross rent$979$1,386−$407
Owner-occupied84.5%63.1%+21.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.7%21.5%−20.7 pts
Rent-burdened households41.9%52.0%−10.0 pts
Average commute25.714.1+11.6
Worked from home13.7%13.0%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.8%14.7%−5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024