Comanche County vs. Erath County

	Comanche County (TX)	Erath County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,534	42,446
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.1%	12.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,960	37,900
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,974	37,890
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.3%	14.2%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	51.0%
White alone, percent	95.6%	94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	28.3%	21.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.1%	74.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	865	2,298
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	7.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,359	18,407
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.3%	64.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,400	$146,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,100	$1,294
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$448	$446
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$546	$839
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.9%	14.5%
Building permits, 2018	13	199
Households, 2014-2018	5,260	13,961
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.9%	80.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.4%	16.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.8%	91.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.0%	74.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.8%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.8%	29.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.1%	8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	25.2%	23.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.9%	60.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.6%	53.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	32,618	152,922
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	138,127	535,153
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,035	$13,610
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.9	20.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,893	$48,819
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,127	$25,290
Persons in poverty, percent	16.4%	18.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	241	996
Total employment, 2017	2,545	12,432
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	82,947	431,438
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	10.4%	4.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,061	3,394
All firms, 2012	1,025	3,708
Men-owned firms, 2012	490	1,965
Women-owned firms, 2012	254	950
Minority-owned firms, 2012	130	429
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	809	3,143
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	100	337
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	841	3,105
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.9	35.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	937.75	1,083.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Comanche county (TX) and Erath county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.