Copperas Cove, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

Back to: Copperas Cove, Texas main profile, Texas, Texas smaller cities, Texas small towns, Texas forum, All US cities. Total population: 29,998 (Urban population: 29,757, Rural population: 241 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 11,218 (10,368 occupied: 5,573 owner occupied, 4,795 renter occupied) % of renters here:   46% State:   36% Housing density: 806 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Copperas Cove, Texas on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Copperas Cove apartments  (13 replies) Who cares in Copperas Cove?  (24 replies) copperas cove vs kempner  (11 replies) Property taxes for Copperas Cove or Killeen?  (4 replies) Copperas Cove/Coryell County  (10 replies) Copperas Cove advice needed  (4 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $61,200 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $441 Median gross rent in Copperas Cove, TX in 2000: $583 Housing units in Copperas Cove with a mortgage: 4,207 (118 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 891 Household type by relationship Households: 29,732 In family households: 26,798 (6,176 male householders, 1,940 female householders) 6,429 spouses, 10,302 children (9,099 natural, 282 adopted, 921 stepchildren), 438 grandchildren, 158 brothers or sisters, 181 parents, 249 other relatives, 925 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,934 (1,249 male householders (892 living alone)), 990 female householders (819 living alone)), 695 nonrelatives In group quarters: 266 (196 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,630 2-persons, 2,213 3-persons, 2,029 4-persons, 802 5-persons, 338 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,711 1-person, 416 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 8 5-persons. 6,537 married couples with children. 2,155 single-parent households (355 men, 1,800 women). 83.5% of residents of Copperas Cove speak English at home. 7.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). 3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 2,250 (7.5%) (64.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Copperas Cove, TX: Less than $10,000: 6 $10,000 to $14,999: 20 $15,000 to $19,999: 17 $20,000 to $24,999: 6 $25,000 to $29,999: 14 $30,000 to $34,999: 35 $35,000 to $39,999: 111 $40,000 to $49,999: 342 $50,000 to $59,999: 735 $60,000 to $69,999: 994 $70,000 to $79,999: 1028 $80,000 to $89,999: 599 $90,000 to $99,999: 309 $100,000 to $124,999: 452 $125,000 to $149,999: 319 $150,000 to $174,999: 40 $175,000 to $199,999: 33 $200,000 to $249,999: 32 $250,000 to $299,999: 6 $300,000 to $399,999: 0 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Copperas Cove: Less than $100: 64 $100 to $149: 32 $150 to $199: 100 $200 to $249: 125 $250 to $299: 328 $300 to $349: 355 $350 to $399: 719 $400 to $449: 503 $450 to $499: 579 $500 to $549: 391 $550 to $599: 430 $600 to $649: 202 $650 to $699: 268 $700 to $749: 127 $750 to $799: 95 $800 to $899: 134 $900 to $999: 87 $1,000 to $1,249: 45 $1,250 to $1,499: 7 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 5 No cash rent: 199

Percentage of workers working in this county: 27.5%
Number of people working at home: 275 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 403 5 to 9 minutes: 1331 10 to 14 minutes: 1776 15 to 19 minutes: 3054 20 to 24 minutes: 2849 25 to 29 minutes: 1055 30 to 34 minutes: 1554 35 to 39 minutes: 224 40 to 44 minutes: 327 45 to 59 minutes: 807 60 to 89 minutes: 509 90 or more minutes: 487

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,238 (77%) Carpooled: 2,660 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 32 (0%) Taxi: 20 (0%) Motorcycle: 78 (1%) Bicycle: 16 (0%) Walked: 233 (2%) Other means: 99 (1%) Worked at home: 275 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 623 $10,000 to $14,999: 489 $15,000 to $19,999: 719 $20,000 to $24,999: 900 $25,000 to $29,999: 964 $30,000 to $34,999: 992 $35,000 to $39,999: 742 $40,000 to $44,999: 774 $45,000 to $49,999: 623 $50,000 to $59,999: 1163 $60,000 to $74,999: 995 $75,000 to $99,999: 866 $100,000 to $124,999: 271 $125,000 to $149,999: 77 $150,000 to $199,999: 77 $200,000 or more: 80

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 10332
• German: 4064
• United States or American: 2485
• Irish: 1783
• English: 1441
• Italian: 754
• French (except Basque): 487
• Norwegian: 444
• Polish: 384
• Scotch-Irish: 360
• European: 321
• Scottish: 241
• French Canadian: 233
• Dutch: 211
• Subsaharan African:: 209
• African: 194
• Swedish: 164
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 152
• British: 89
• Czech: 73
• Swiss: 72
• Jamaican: 60
• Hungarian: 57
• Arab:: 52
• Welsh: 50
• Danish: 48
• Arab/Arabic: 47
• West Indian: 45
• Yugoslavian: 36
• Russian: 27
• Canadian: 26
• Finnish: 25
• Ukrainian: 21
• Acadian/Cajun: 18
• German Russian: 17
• Ethiopian: 15
• Guyanese: 14
• Croatian: 13
• British West Indian: 13
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13
• Austrian: 12
• Belizean: 11
• Dutch West Indian: 10
• Greek: 10
• Portuguese: 10
• Israeli: 10
• Belgian: 9
• Slovene: 9
• Iranian: 9
• Icelander: 9
• Brazilian: 8
• Slovak: 8
• Turkish: 7
• Czechoslovakian: 6
• Pennsylvania German: 5
• Palestinian: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8619
• Northeast: 2440
• Midwest: 3940
• South: 6933
• West: 3251

40% of Copperas Cove residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 42
• Nursery to 4th grade: 9
• 5th and 6th grade: 11
• 7th and 8th grade: 47
• 9th grade: 38
• 10th grade: 34
• 11th grade: 61
• 12th grade, no diploma: 161
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,180
• Less than 1 year of college: 966
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,898
• Associate degree: 813
• Bachelor's degree: 890
• Master's degree: 430
• Professional school degree: 81
• Doctorate degree: 12

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 47
• Nursery to 4th grade: 11
• 5th and 6th grade: 27
• 7th and 8th grade: 132
• 9th grade: 121
• 10th grade: 126
• 11th grade: 135
• 12th grade, no diploma: 333
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,605
• Less than 1 year of college: 956
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,646
• Associate degree: 823
• Bachelor's degree: 976
• Master's degree: 287
• Professional school degree: 29
• Doctorate degree: 17

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 16.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.5%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $40,335
• Black householders: $37,247
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $45,313
• Asian householders: $21,635
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $47,813
• Some other race householders: $34,833
• Two or more races householders: $30,393
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $31,939

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $71,600
• Black or African American householders: $76,400
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $61,400
• Asian householders: $69,400
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $106,300
• Some other race householders: $72,700
• Two or more races householders: $64,300
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,100

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,866
• One, attached: 299
• Two: 705
• 3 or 4: 599
• 5 to 9: 455
• 10 to 19: 478
• 20 to 49: 178
• 50 or more: 131
• Mobile homes: 465
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,900

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