Comal County, Texas (TX)

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• • 103,43966.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 43,82328.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,7963.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,2801.5%Asian alone
  • 1,0850.7%Two or more races
  • 5140.3%Some other race alone
  • 1630.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1090.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $385,515

Here:	$385,515
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $284,273

Here:	$284,273
State:	$268,635

In 2-unit structures: $437,405

Here:	$437,405
State:	$309,107

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,011,534

Here:	$1,011,534
State:	$205,835

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $248,461

Here:	$248,461
State:	$312,503

Mobile homes: $107,696

Here:	$107,696
State:	$94,014

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $8,529

Here:	$8,529
State:	$52,538

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 19
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 107
• Burglaries: 272
• Thefts: 545
• Auto thefts: 46

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 23
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 101
• Burglaries: 295
• Thefts: 487
• Auto thefts: 37

Health of residents in Comal County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $4,697 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,147 (1.1%)

Area name: San Antonio, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Comal County is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.

Cities in this county include: New Braunfels, Canyon Lake, Bulverde, Garden Ridge.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County, Florida , Jackson County, Mississippi , Taylor County, Florida .

Current college students: 2,441
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,666 (64.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,0662010 or later
• 2,5902000 to 2009
• 1,4051990 to 1999
• 8371980 to 1989
• 6831970 to 1979
• 930Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 46,398
• One, attached: 744
• Two: 472
• 3 or 4: 1,189
• 5 to 9: 2,105
• 10 to 19: 1,266
• 20 to 49: 3,484
• 50 or more: 2,434
• Mobile homes: 5,231
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 69

Housing units in Comal County with a mortgage: 26,170 (442 second mortgage, 1,659 home equity loan, 123 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,614

Religion statistics for Comal County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Comal County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 22, 2015 to October 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4245: November 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4245, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Tropical Storm Alex, Incident Period: June 27, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3313: June 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 3313, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Purgatory Road Fire, Incident Period: August 16, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 16, 2006, FEMA Id: 2666, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

12.27% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($81,458 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($439 average AGI)

Comal County:	0.06%
Texas average:	0.08%

9.67% relocated from other counties in Texas ($63,708 average AGI)
2.54% relocated from other states ($17,311 average AGI)

Comal County:	2.54%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Bexar County, TX	3.09% ($82,941 average AGI)
from Guadalupe County, TX	1.74% ($66,065)
from Hays County, TX	0.78% ($62,946)
from Travis County, TX	0.52% ($63,059)
from Harris County, TX	0.52% ($127,596)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.19% ($80,948)
from Kendall County, TX	0.15% ($92,400)

9.25% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($62,100 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($441 average AGI)

Comal County:	0.06%
Texas average:	0.08%

7.41% relocated to other counties in Texas ($48,169 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($13,490 average AGI)

Comal County:	1.77%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Bexar County, TX	2.04% ($58,378 average AGI)
to Guadalupe County, TX	1.99% ($56,033)
to Hays County, TX	0.58% ($47,024)
to Travis County, TX	0.44% ($60,027)
to Harris County, TX	0.25% ($61,968)
to Williamson County, TX	0.16% ($56,405)
to Kendall County, TX	0.11% ($79,164)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Comal County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 31,847 (5,273 living alone), Female householders: 25,157 (6,128 living alone)

• 35,931 spouses (35,720 opposite-sex spouses), 2,631 unmarried partners, (2,310 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 46,776 children (42,734 natural, 1,967 adopted, 2,075 stepchildren), 2,438 grandchildren, 1,337 brothers or sisters, 2,483 parents, 309 foster children, 3,080 other relatives, 3,164 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,056

Size of family households: 21,491 2-persons, 8,081 3-persons, 8,625 4-persons, 3,442 5-persons, 1,007 6-persons, 979 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,401 1-person, 1,722 2-persons, 256 3-persons.

25,503 married couples with children.
5,997 single-parent households (3,461 men, 2,536 women).

82.1% of residents of Comal speak English at home.
15.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $432,938,000 ($4,716 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $78,291,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $264,732,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $72,303,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $377,000
Federal grants: $41,053,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,108,000 ($1,499,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $50,365,000 ($41,845,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $66,763,000
Federal Government insurance: $345,064,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.83 millions of gallons per day (53% from ground, 47% from surface)

• Year house built in Comal County, Texas
• 13,0552014 or later
• 5,9102010 to 2013
• 13,0362000 to 2009
• 8,2121990 to 1999
• 8,7471980 to 1989
• 6,6411970 to 1979
• 2,4471960 to 1969
• 2,7871950 to 1959
• 1,5311940 to 1949
• 1,0261939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Comal County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Comal County, Texas
• 1601 room
• 1862 rooms
• 5143 rooms
• 3,5754 rooms
• 5,7285 rooms
• 8,4256 rooms
• 7,5527 rooms
• 6,9738 rooms
• 10,6719+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Comal County, Texas
• 1,2711 room
• 1,9382 rooms
• 1,5483 rooms
• 3,6084 rooms
• 2,6245 rooms
• 1,4396 rooms
• 4377 rooms
• 1098 rooms
• 2469+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Comal County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Comal County, Texas
• 190no bedroom
• 3971 bedroom
• 4,0992 bedrooms
• 19,9163 bedrooms
• 15,2614 bedrooms
• 3,9215+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Comal County, Texas
• 1,383no bedroom
• 2,8761 bedroom
• 5,7182 bedrooms
• 3,0303 bedrooms
• 2134 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Comal County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Comal County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 581no vehicle
• 7,4031 vehicle
• 19,0372 vehicles
• 10,6883 vehicles
• 4,4464 vehicles
• 1,6295+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Comal County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,029no vehicle
• 4,7601 vehicle
• 6,0652 vehicles
• 1,2213 vehicles
• 1454 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

86.1% of Comal County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 93,120
• Other state: 50,882
• Northeast: 6,931
• Midwest: 17,378
• South: 12,981
• West: 13,592

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,080
• Number of aged recipients: 143
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 937
• Number of recipients under 18: 194
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 666
• Number of recipients older than 64: 220
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 394
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 447

Comal County on our top lists:

• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"