Comanche County, TX

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2022 Population

13,651

0.82% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

44.2

0.674% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

13.5%

0.74% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$57,383

2.94% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Comanche County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (66.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (18.1%), White (Hispanic) (7.79%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.59%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.5%).

None of the households in Comanche County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93% of the residents in Comanche County, TX are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Comanche County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Comanche County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Comanche County, TX borders Brown County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Erath County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, and Mills County, TX.

United States Texas

Economy

The economy of Comanche County, TX employs 6.18k people. The largest industries in Comanche County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,044 people), Manufacturing (791 people), and Construction (692 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($73,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,063), and Utilities ($70,750).

Employment

Occupations

6.18k

2022 Value

± 532

2.97%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Comanche County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (820 people), Management Occupations (657 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (551 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Comanche County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.18k

2022 Value

± 532

2.97%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Comanche County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,044 people), Manufacturing (791 people), and Construction (692 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Comanche County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Comanche County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,859), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,545).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($105,488), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,125), and Public Administration ($36,352).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

27
Construction
23
Other Services (except Public Administration)
22
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Comanche County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 85.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (14%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.805%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (85.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (14%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.805%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Comanche County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Comanche County, TX have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Comanche County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Comanche County, TX is $57,383. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Comanche County, TX was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $63,409, followed by Census Tract 9504 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $51,675 and $49,441.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9502
Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9503

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Comanche County, TX was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $63,409, followed by Census Tract 9504 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $51,675 and $49,441.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Comanche County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,383

Median Household Income

± $7,645

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The following chart displays the households in Comanche County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Comanche County, TX is from Comanche County, TX.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Comanche County, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (80.4%)
Carpooled (13.6%)
Worked At Home (4.35%)

In 2022, 80.4% of workers in Comanche County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who worked at home (4.35%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Comanche County, TX have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.47% of the workforce in Comanche County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Comanche County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Comanche County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Comanche County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Comanche County, TX (1.82k out of 13.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Comanche County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Comanche County, TX has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Comanche County, TX see 1964 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.821% increase from the previous year (1948 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3444 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1722 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,964 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Comanche County, TX

Primary care physicians in Comanche County, TX see an average of 1,964 patients per year. This represents a 0.821% increase from the previous year (1,948 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Comanche County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Comanche County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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