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Comanche County

Oklahoma · 122,158 residents (2025 est.) · 1,069 sq mi
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With 121,825 people, Comanche County is a county in Oklahoma. This skews young, with a median age of 34.1. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $163,800, having more than doubled since 2000. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 6%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
121,825
+6%since 2000
from 114,996 in 2000
122,158 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
114 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 106 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.1
+13%since 2000
from 30.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,069 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
110K114K119K123K127K19902000201020202024Comanche County
2024122K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(7,950)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.8%(8,270)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.8%(8,234)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(8,816)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248%(9,687)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.2%(19,747)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.5%(16,439)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.2%(12,448)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411%(13,422)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.3%(10,107)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(4,858)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(1,847)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,761
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,867 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,138
+98%since 2000
from $15,728 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.7%
+17.2 ptssince 2009
from 21.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
18.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 15.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.442
+6%since 2010
from 0.419 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing1.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$163,800
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $70,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$970
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $452 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
55.6%
−4.7 ptssince 2000
from 60.3% in 2000
44.4% rent
Vacancy rate
14.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.50 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.43 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.9%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 39.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.7
+24%since 2009
from 2.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
30
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic62%(71,304)
Black18.6%(21,381)
Hispanic / Latino8.4%(9,675)
Asian2%(2,322)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic53.8%(65,572)
Black13.9%(16,910)
Hispanic / Latino14.7%(17,883)
Asian2.7%(3,237)
Other15%(18,223)
Diversity Score
81
+13%since 2009
from 71 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−1%since 2020
from 20 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.9%(10,853)
Puerto Rican3%(3,610)
Central American0.9%(1,112)
Spaniard0.3%(363)
Panamanian0.3%(348)
Cuban0.3%(320)
Honduran0.2%(256)
Salvadoran0.2%(244)
Dominican0.2%(202)
Guatemalan0.1%(168)
Colombian0.1%(99)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(99)
Venezuelan0.1%(81)
Chilean0%(39)
Argentine0%(20)
Asian origin
Korean0.7%(795)
Filipino0.6%(789)
Vietnamese0.4%(442)
Asian Indian0.3%(400)
Nepalese0.2%(273)
Chinese0.2%(220)
Japanese0.1%(117)
Thai0.1%(64)
Burmese0%(52)
Pakistani0%(47)
Taiwanese0%(15)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(11)
Kazakh0%(11)
Laotian0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(302)
Chamorro0.2%(254)
Chuukese0%(55)
Guamanian0%(11)
Fijian0%(6)
Ancestry
German12.5%(15,183)
Irish9%(11,010)
English7.7%(9,383)
American4.7%(5,684)
Italian2.9%(3,573)
Scottish1.8%(2,253)
French1.7%(2,041)
Polish0.9%(1,105)
West Indian0.8%(984)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(929)
Dutch0.7%(872)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.6%(681)
Welsh0.5%(586)
Jamaican0.5%(550)
British0.4%(500)
Swedish0.4%(478)
Russian0.4%(447)
Czech0.3%(322)
Portuguese0.3%(305)
Nigerian0.2%(237)
Greek0.2%(228)
Arab0.2%(214)
Australian0.1%(160)
Hungarian0.1%(159)
Swiss0.1%(145)
Cape Verdean0.1%(122)
Canadian0.1%(94)
Ukrainian0.1%(92)
Croatian0.1%(90)
Turkish0.1%(85)
Danish0.1%(72)
Romanian0.1%(72)
Syrian0.1%(71)
Brazilian0.1%(61)
Ghanaian0%(59)
Lebanese0%(57)
Belgian0%(56)
Austrian0%(49)
Finnish0%(45)
Haitian0%(41)
Jordanian0%(29)
Serbian0%(29)
Ethiopian0%(23)
Slovak0%(21)
Barbadian0%(19)
Egyptian0%(15)
Kenyan0%(15)
Iranian0%(7)
Israeli0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.3%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 19.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.0%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 85.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.3 min
+62%since 2000
from 11.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.7%
+3.5 ptssince 2009
from 72.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.4%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.3%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 8.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.4%
−6.1 ptssince 2011
from 66.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 69.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 16.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.2%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 30.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Female
48.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Foreign born
5.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
16.5%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 21.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
22.2%
+6.2 ptssince 2012
from 16.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.5%
−5.4 ptssince 2013
from 16.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.1%
+13.7 ptssince 2017
from 76.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 92.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.0%
+5.1 ptssince 2020
from 75.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2016
from 90.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 4.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39%(19,763)
Married45.4%(23,002)
Widowed2.9%(1,489)
Divorced12.7%(6,462)
Women 15+
Never married28.3%(13,182)
Married47.6%(22,231)
Widowed8.9%(4,158)
Divorced15.2%(7,084)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.5%
−5.4 ptssince 2013
from 16.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
38.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 41.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 11.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.0%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 21.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.6%
+9.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
8.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 7.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.9%
−3.3 ptssince 2020
from 67.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.9%
+6.4 ptssince 2020
from 35.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)48.4%(6,681)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.8%(6,045)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.1%(3,330)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(229)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(33)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,802 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Comanche County, Oklahoma?

Comanche County, Oklahoma has about 121,825 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Comanche County, Oklahoma?

The typical household in Comanche County, Oklahoma earns about $60,761 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Comanche County, Oklahoma expensive?

In Comanche County, Oklahoma, the median home is worth about $163,800, and the typical rent is about $970 a month.

How educated are people in Comanche County, Oklahoma?

About 24.3% of adults age 25 and over in Comanche County, Oklahoma hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Comanche County, Oklahoma?

About 18.1% of people in Comanche County, Oklahoma live below the federal poverty line.

Has Comanche County, Oklahoma grown since 1990?

Yes, Comanche County, Oklahoma has grown since 1990. The population has added about 10,339 residents, a change of about 9 percent over that period.

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