Clark County vs Comanche County

A side-by-side comparison of Clark County and Comanche County: population, income, housing, and more.

Clark County and Comanche County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clark County has the higher population (1,987 vs 1,685 in Comanche County). Clark County has the higher median household income ($65,515 vs $49,417 in Comanche County). Clark County has the higher median home value ($78,400 vs $59,900 in Comanche County).

Population, income & housing

	Clark County	Comanche County
Population	1,987	1,685
Median age	46.5 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,515	$49,417
Median home value	$78,400	$59,900
Median gross rent	$771	$672
Housing units	1,066	1,050
Homeownership rate	75.6%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clark County	Comanche County
Population	2,026 → 1,987 (-1.9%)	1,740 → 1,685 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$53,348 → $65,515 (+22.8%)	$54,821 → $49,417 (-9.9%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $78,400 (+3.3%)	$70,300 → $59,900 (-14.8%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $771 (+30.9%)	$443 → $672 (+51.7%)

Clark County

Population

2,0261,987

Median household income

$53,348$65,515

Median home value

$75,900$78,400

Median gross rent

$589$771

Comanche County

Population

1,7401,685

Median household income

$54,821$49,417

Median home value

$70,300$59,900

Median gross rent

$443$672

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clark County	Comanche County
Under 5	6.3%	2.6%
5 to 17	18.1%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	8.9%	6.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	17.7%
65 to 74	10.5%	15.5%
75 and over	13.2%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clark County	Comanche County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clark County	Comanche County
No high school diploma	7.6%	4.8%
High school graduate	26.4%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clark County	Comanche County
Drove alone	74.3%	85.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	4.1%
Other means	2.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clark County	Comanche County
1-unit, detached	90.8%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Clark County	Comanche County
Poverty rate	9.4%	11.2%
Average household size	2.39	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1949	1942