County population in 2016: 1,903 (all rural); it was 1,967 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 244 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).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Comanche County: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $933 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $928 (1.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 7.8%
Comanche County:
7.8%
Kansas:
12.1%
(7.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 47.4 years old
(Males: 44.6 years old, Females: 50.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.7 years old, American Indian residents: 45.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.5 years old, Other race residents: 32.1 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.
Current college students: 31 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 62 (1.8% naturalized citizens)
Comanche County:
3.3%
Whole state:
7.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 0
2000 to 2009: 0
1990 to 1999: 57
1980 to 1989: 3
1970 to 1979: 0
Before 1970: 3
Note: State values scaled to Comanche County population
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: 888
One, attached: 11
Two: 7
3 or 4: 19
5 to 9: 3
10 to 19: 9
20 to 49: 4
50 or more: 13
Mobile homes: 50
Housing units in Comanche County with a mortgage: 171 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 401
Here:
29.9% with mortgage
State:
59.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Comanche County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
688
6
Evangelical Protestant
581
5
Catholic
67
1
None
555
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Comanche County Religion Details
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 acres Average 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 slightly above Kansas state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from Comanche County center On 9/15/1995 at 00:31:33, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.7 miles away from the county center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 302.9 miles away from the county center On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 300.2 miles away from the county center On 4/28/1998 at 14:13:01, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 178.5 miles away from Comanche County center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 242.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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
Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 04, 2005 to January 06, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1579: February 08, 2005, FEMA Id: 1579, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Heavy Rain
Kansas Ice Storm, Incident Period: January 29, 2002 to February 15, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1402: February 06, 2002, FEMA Id: 1402, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
The number of natural disasters in Comanche County (9) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Production occupations (8%)
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Management occupations (14%)
Education, training, and library occupations (13%)
Healthcare support occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (89%)
England (3%)
Scotland (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Norway (0%)
Sweden (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Comanche County (%):
German (39%)
American (14%)
English (9%)
Irish (7%)
Scottish (3%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Italian (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 693 (74.6%)
Carpooled: 114 (12.3%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 6 (0.6%)
Walked: 58 (6.2%)
Worked at home: 55 (5.9%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
70 people in nursing homes
65 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $45,215.
6.12% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,727 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.12%
Kansas average:
6.43%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.31% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($28,795 average AGI)
1.81% relocated from other states ($9,932 average AGI)
Comanche County:
1.81%
Kansas average:
3.18%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
5.86% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($27,357 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.86%
Kansas average:
6.89%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.21% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($16,190 average AGI)
2.65% relocated to other states ($11,167 average AGI)
Comanche County:
2.65%
Kansas average:
3.65%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Births per 1000 population in Comanche County
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 2014: 17.3
Deaths per 1000 population in Comanche County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Comanche County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 18.2% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 10.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Comanche County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Comanche County
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%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Comanche County, Kansas in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (71)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (30)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (13)
Pneumonia, unspecified (12)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 52.55 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: 1,903
In family households: 1,528 (249 male householders, 229 female householders)
403 spouses, 498 children (465 natural, 14 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 20 other relatives, 64 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 305 (118 male householders (104 living alone)), 165 female householders (157 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 68
Size of family households: 295 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 261 1-person, 22 2-persons.
286 married couples with children.
80 single-parent households (7 men, 73 women).
93.8% of residents of Comanche speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not 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
Population growth in Comanche County
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:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 6
2000 to 2009: 56
1990 to 1999: 52
1980 to 1989: 88
1970 to 1979: 53
1960 to 1969: 49
1950 to 1959: 147
1940 to 1949: 95
1939 or earlier: 447
Note: State values scaled to Comanche population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Comanche County, Kansas
Note: State values scaled to Comanche County population
no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 189
2 vehicles: 177
3 vehicles: 117
4 vehicles: 57
5+ vehicles: 28
no vehicle: 19
1 vehicle: 55
2 vehicles: 55
3 vehicles: 36
4 vehicles: 13
5+ vehicles: 19
92% of Comanche County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Kansas.
Comanche County:
91.9%
State average:
83.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,259
Other state: 565
Northeast: 32
Midwest: 116
South: 314
West: 100
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