Comanche County vs Hodgeman County

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

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

Comanche County has the higher population (1,685 vs 1,676 in Hodgeman County). Hodgeman County has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $49,417 in Comanche County). Hodgeman County has the higher median home value ($92,700 vs $59,900 in Comanche County).

Population, income & housing

	Comanche County	Hodgeman County
Population	1,685	1,676
Median age	50.8 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,417	$63,125
Median home value	$59,900	$92,700
Median gross rent	$672	$900
Housing units	1,050	814
Homeownership rate	73.2%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Comanche County	Hodgeman County
Population	1,740 → 1,685 (-3.2%)	1,876 → 1,676 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$54,821 → $49,417 (-9.9%)	$61,211 → $63,125 (+3.1%)
Median home value	$70,300 → $59,900 (-14.8%)	$84,800 → $92,700 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$443 → $672 (+51.7%)	$626 → $900 (+43.8%)

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

Hodgeman County

Population

1,8761,676

Median household income

$61,211$63,125

Median home value

$84,800$92,700

Median gross rent

$626$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Comanche County	Hodgeman County
Under 5	2.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	15.7%	20.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	6.0%	6.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	17.7%	20.6%
65 to 74	15.5%	10.1%
75 and over	13.4%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Comanche County	Hodgeman County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Comanche County	Hodgeman County
No high school diploma	4.8%	4.7%
High school graduate	30.8%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Comanche County	Hodgeman County
Drove alone	85.9%	83.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	4.1%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Comanche County	Hodgeman County
1-unit, detached	90.2%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Comanche County	Hodgeman County
Poverty rate	11.2%	6.0%
Average household size	1.98	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1942	1955