COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Comanche County

Texas · 13,381 residents · 938 sq mi

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With 13,381 people, Comanche County is a county in Texas. The median age is 40.3, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $31,500. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. That trails the Texas median by roughly 35%. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,381

−5%vs 2000

vs 14,026 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.3

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

938 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(870)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(876)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(826)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(883)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(746)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.1%(1,483)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,733)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(1,377)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(1,475)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.3%(1,514)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.9%(1,187)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.1%(411)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,504

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,422 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,679

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,677 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.6%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,500

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$251

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $353 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.3%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.3%(10,846)

Black0.4%(62)

Hispanic / Latino20.9%(2,928)

Asian0.1%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(12,336)

Black0%(4)

Hispanic / Latino16.5%(2,204)

Asian0%(0)

Other7.8%(1,041)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican27.7%(3,869)

Spaniard0.2%(33)

Central American0.1%(9)

Guatemalan0.1%(8)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(15)

Korean0%(6)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Ancestry

English14.6%(2,041)

German11.5%(1,603)

Irish10%(1,400)

American5.5%(764)

Scotch-Irish3.1%(438)

Scottish3%(413)

French1.8%(250)

Norwegian1.1%(160)

Polish1.1%(148)

Dutch1%(135)

Welsh0.6%(80)

Italian0.5%(75)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.4%(61)

Czech0.3%(45)

Swedish0.3%(42)

British0.2%(31)

Danish0.2%(21)

Subsaharan African0.1%(20)

Finnish0.1%(8)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Russian0%(6)

Belgian0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.8%

−12.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 15.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27%(1,547)

Married59.3%(3,397)

Widowed2.8%(160)

Divorced10.9%(626)

Women 15+

Never married23.5%(1,332)

Married52.6%(2,982)

Widowed12.6%(717)

Divorced11.3%(643)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.7%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 28.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.0%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.8%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% 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)11.2%(107)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(156)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.5%(376)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(50)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.5%(52)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 953 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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