Copperas Cove vs Gatesville

A side-by-side comparison of Copperas Cove and Gatesville: population, income, housing, and more.

Copperas Cove and Gatesville are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Copperas Cove has the higher population (37,149 vs 16,058 in Gatesville). Copperas Cove has the higher median household income ($68,900 vs $54,802 in Gatesville). Copperas Cove has the higher median home value ($167,900 vs $162,000 in Gatesville).

Population, income & housing

	Copperas Cove	Gatesville
Population	37,149	16,058
Median age	32.8 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,900	$54,802
Median home value	$167,900	$162,000
Median gross rent	$1,022	$920
Housing units	15,698	3,500
Homeownership rate	58.8%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Copperas Cove	Gatesville
Population	32,715 → 37,149 (+13.6%)	12,377 → 16,058 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$52,284 → $68,900 (+31.8%)	$42,122 → $54,802 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$112,000 → $167,900 (+49.9%)	$79,800 → $162,000 (+103.0%)
Median gross rent	$865 → $1,022 (+18.2%)	$711 → $920 (+29.4%)

Copperas Cove

Population

32,71537,149

Median household income

$52,284$68,900

Median home value

$112,000$167,900

Median gross rent

$865$1,022

Gatesville

Population

12,37716,058

Median household income

$42,122$54,802

Median home value

$79,800$162,000

Median gross rent

$711$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Copperas Cove	Gatesville
Under 5	6.1%	2.6%
5 to 17	20.2%	5.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	4.9%
25 to 34	18.1%	24.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	23.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	15.4%
55 to 64	8.4%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.6%
75 and over	4.1%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Copperas Cove	Gatesville
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	50.1%
Black or African American	14.3%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	2.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	9.9%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Copperas Cove	Gatesville
No high school diploma	5.8%	18.2%
High school graduate	27.8%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Copperas Cove	Gatesville
Drove alone	76.7%	76.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	16.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.8%	2.5%
Other means	2.8%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Copperas Cove	Gatesville
1-unit, detached	70.2%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	7.6%
20 or more units	3.3%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Copperas Cove	Gatesville
Poverty rate	9.4%	10.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1990	1979