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Comanche County, TX: population growth, jobs and income

Comanche County gained 144 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.0%).

Comanche County had an estimated 14,432 residents in 2025, up 5.8% (797 more people) since 2020. That is slower than Texas as a whole (+8.5%), and the 81st fastest growth of 246 counties in Texas.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$855/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes22.8%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months132025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

14

2025

1.0 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 197 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 2,599 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −0.3% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.2% in 2025, 0.4 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 14 new homes in 2025, or 1.0 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $59,635 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +8.6% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 519th.

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Comanche County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202514,432+144
202414,288+250
202314,038+133
202213,905+91
202113,814+179
202013,635–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Comanche County

Comanche County grew by 797 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+1,020).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−65−305
International migrationfrom and to other countries+11+85
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+197+1,020
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+1−3
Total change+144+797

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn TexasAmong U.S. counties
Population growth81st of 246519th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents47th of 246320th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth168th of 2451,923rd of 3,092
Median household income168th of 2462,087th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate26th of 246617th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents113th of 2232,103rd of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Comanche County grew faster than all 5 of its neighbouring counties (+5.8%, 2020–25).

2 of its 5 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Comanche County's $59,635 (2020–24).

Comanche County, TX and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Comanche County, TX This county14,432+5.8%13.71.0$59,635
Eastland County, TX18,143+1.9%−5.74.1$53,549
Brown County, TX38,711+1.7%3.15.3$57,470
Erath County, TX43,911+2.8%−3.30.8$65,115
Mills County, TX4,580+3.0%4.6–$67,620
Hamilton County, TX8,680+5.2%−2.43.8$58,219

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Comanche County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 5.8% between 2020 and 2025, about 797 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Texas as a whole changed +8.5% over the same years. That ranks 81st of 246 counties in Texas for population growth.

How many people moved to Comanche County?

On net, about 197 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Comanche County?

It averaged 3.2% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Comanche County?

About 14,432 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Comanche County?

Private employers there had 2,599 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −0.3% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Texas

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Sources and method

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Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.