Comanche County, Kansas (KS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 390
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 641
Renter-occupied apartments: 190 (it was 231 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 788 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.9%), Construction (11.2%), Retail trade (11.0%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 63%
- Government: 22%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 1,66196.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 673.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 30.2%Two or more races
| Median resident age: | 48.8 years |
| Kansas median age: | 37.2 years |
| Males: 922 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 819 |  (47.0%) |
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| Comanche County: | 2.0 people |
| Kansas: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $57,111 ($29,415 in 1999)
| This county: | $57,111 |
| Kansas: | $62,087 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $348 (lower quartile is $292, upper quartile is $408)
| This county: | $348 |
| State: | $673 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $75,530 (it was $31,800 in 2000)
| Comanche: | $75,530 |
| Kansas: | $163,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $915Detached houses: $113,680
Here: $113,680 State: $207,668 Townhouses or other attached units: $59,726
Here: $59,726 State: $194,239 Mobile homes: $66,112
Here: $66,112 State: $58,367
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $434
Institutionalized population: 65
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 0 buildings
- 1998: 0 buildings
- 1999: 0 buildings
- 2000: 0 buildings
- 2001: 0 buildings
- 2002: 1 building, cost: $116,300
- 2003: 0 buildings
- 2004: 0 buildings
- 2005: 0 buildings
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $300,000
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2009: 0 buildings
- 2010: 0 buildings
- 2011: 0 buildings
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2014: 0 buildings
- 2015: 0 buildings
- 2016: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2019: 0 buildings
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,114 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $987 (1.2%)
| Comanche County: | 10.0% |
| Kansas: | 11.4% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 48.8 years old
(Males: 44.5 years old, Females: 52.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49.4 years old, American Indian residents: 45.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 35.8 years old, Other race residents: 33.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Comanche County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.
Cities in this county include: Coldwater, Protection, Wilmore.
Neighboring counties: Lunenburg County, Virginia 
, Lyon County, Kentucky , McCracken County, Kentucky , Prince George County, Virginia , Reynolds County, Missouri , Lynchburg city, Virginia .
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Kansas: | 5.3% |
Current college students: 31
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 11 (38.0% naturalized citizens)
| Comanche County: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 02010 or later
- 22000 to 2009
- 61990 to 1999
- 31980 to 1989
- 01970 to 1979
- 3Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 909
- One, attached: 11
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 12
- 10 to 19: 2
- 20 or more: 20
- Mobile homes: 29
Housing units in Comanche County with a mortgage: 234 (1 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 377
| Here: | 38.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 57.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Comanche County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 688 | 6 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 581 | 5 |
| Catholic | 67 | 1 |
| None | 555 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
| Comanche County: | 10.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
| Comanche County: | 15.98 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4
| This county: | 21.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Comanche County: | 10.3% |
| Kansas: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Comanche County: | 28.5% |
| State: | 27.9% |
Agriculture in Comanche County:
Average size of farms: 1631 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $93,998
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $90,873
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.44%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $109,371
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.21
Corn for grain: 1431 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 35846 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1263 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Comanche County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kansas state average. It is 799% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 145.3 miles away from Comanche County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 186.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from the county center
On 1/7/2016 at 04:27:57, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 62.5 miles away from Comanche County center
On 11/19/2015 at 07:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
- Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4449, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 13, 2017 - January 16, 2017, FEMA Id: 4304, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 22, 2013 to August 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4150: October 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4150, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 2010 to July 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1932: August 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1932, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1741: February 01, 2008, FEMA Id: 1741, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2007 to June 01, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1699: May 06, 2007, FEMA Id: 1699, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Kansas Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 01, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3236: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3236, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Comanche County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 699 (81.3%)
- Carpooled: 48 (5.6%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 3 (0.3%)
- Walked: 48 (5.6%)
- Worked at home: 62 (7.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Construction (3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Finance and insurance (19%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Construction (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Management occupations (23%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (5%)
- Mexico (55%)
- England (9%)
- Ecuador (9%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- Scotland (0%)
- German (37%)
- American (16%)
- English (12%)
- Irish (8%)
- Scottish (3%)
- European (3%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
65 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2010 and 2011.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Kansas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties between 2010 and 2011.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Kansas.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 17.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 461 (415 aged, 46 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 75 (19%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Comanche County, Kansas in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (21)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,772
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 736
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33,053
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 827
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,395
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 52
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,741- Male householders: 407 (111 living alone), Female householders: 349 (162 living alone)
384 spouses (381 opposite-sex spouses), 30 unmarried partners, (28 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 408 children (368 natural, 32 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 foster children, 2 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 72
Size of family households: 312 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 279 1-person, 23 2-persons.
246 married couples with children.
88 single-parent households (22 men, 66 women).
97.0% of residents of Comanche speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $17,270,000 ($9,075 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $134,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,700,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,633,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,576,000
Federal grants: $2,843,000
Federal procurement contracts: $83,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $434,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $14,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $115,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,925,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 84| Here: | 43 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 175
| Here: | 90 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: -3
| Here: |   -2 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +69
| Here: | +36 per 1000 residents |
| State: | -21 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.40 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.1 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Comanche County, Kansas
- 02014 or later
- 62010 to 2013
- 492000 to 2009
- 231990 to 1999
- 881980 to 1989
- 441970 to 1979
- 771960 to 1969
- 981950 to 1959
- 1161940 to 1949
- 4751939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Comanche County, Kansas
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 213 rooms
- 584 rooms
- 835 rooms
- 1436 rooms
- 1277 rooms
- 688 rooms
- 1029+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Comanche County, Kansas
- 01 room
- 62 rooms
- 333 rooms
- 174 rooms
- 325 rooms
- 306 rooms
- 157 rooms
- 208 rooms
- 29+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Comanche County, Kansas
- 0no bedroom
- 201 bedroom
- 1902 bedrooms
- 2483 bedrooms
- 1144 bedrooms
- 305+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Comanche County, Kansas
- 0no bedroom
- 441 bedroom
- 562 bedrooms
- 483 bedrooms
- 34 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Comanche County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 0no vehicle
- 1831 vehicle
- 2052 vehicles
- 1393 vehicles
- 394 vehicles
- 395+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Comanche County in renter-occupied apartments
- 5no vehicle
- 761 vehicle
- 252 vehicles
- 203 vehicles
- 274 vehicles
- 35+ vehicles
93.4% of Comanche County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.
| Comanche County: | 93.4% |
| State average: | 83.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,163
- Other state: 544
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 93
- South: 267
- West: 169
- 59.5%Utility gas
- 21.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.5%Electricity
- 3.5%Wood
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 52.3%Utility gas
- 22.2%Electricity
- 21.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.9%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Kansas: | 10.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 3.4% |
| Kansas: | 9.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 10.0% |
| Kansas: | 15.0% |
Comanche County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $3,643,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $4,857,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $157,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $421,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,921,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,706,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $215,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $133,000
Royalties: $3,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $611,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,556,000
Comanche County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $3,643,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $4,857,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $157,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $421,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,921,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,706,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $215,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $133,000
Royalties: $3,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $611,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,556,000
Comanche County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $3,643,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $4,857,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $157,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $421,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,921,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,706,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $215,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $133,000
Royalties: $3,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $611,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,556,000
Comanche County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $3,643,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $4,857,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $157,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $421,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,921,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,706,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $215,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $133,000
Royalties: $3,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $611,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,556,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 16
- Number of aged recipients: 0
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 0
- Number of recipients under 18: 0
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 11
- Number of recipients older than 64: 0
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 6
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4
| Most common first names in Comanche County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 21 | 82.6 years |
| John | 20 | 78.5 years |
| Charles | 20 | 76.6 years |
| William | 19 | 80.2 years |
| Robert | 19 | 74.0 years |
| James | 16 | 80.1 years |
| Ruth | 15 | 81.7 years |
| George | 14 | 77.6 years |
| Mabel | 11 | 86.4 years |
| Ralph | 11 | 83.5 years |
| Most common last names in Comanche County, KS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Herd | 20 | 82.3 years |
| Smith | 19 | 78.8 years |
| Thompson | 12 | 81.1 years |
| Brown | 12 | 73.6 years |
| Cline | 11 | 77.7 years |
| Sanders | 10 | 84.3 years |
| Huck | 10 | 68.1 years |
| Young | 10 | 79.8 years |
| Williams | 9 | 82.0 years |
| Deewall | 8 | 85.4 years |
Businesses in Comanche County, KS
- MasterBrand Cabinets: 1
- U-Haul: 1
Comanche County on our top lists:
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
