Income and Poverty in Comanche County, Texas

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 10 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $36,563. Hispanic in Comanche County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $24,563, which is 26.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Comanche County had a median household income level of $24,863, this was 25.2 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $61,718. This median is 85.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Comanche County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $34,157 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Comanche County accounted a relatively low median household income of $33,254 (2005 Dollars). This median is 40.5 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and this is 47.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Comanche County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 17.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Comanche County, reporting 29.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.