Comanche County vs Oklahoma County

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

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

Oklahoma County has the higher population (800,487 vs 121,699 in Comanche County). Oklahoma County has the higher median household income ($65,374 vs $59,000 in Comanche County). Oklahoma County has the higher median home value ($207,800 vs $154,300 in Comanche County).

Population, income & housing

	Comanche County	Oklahoma County
Population	121,699	800,487
Median age	33.7 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,000	$65,374
Median home value	$154,300	$207,800
Median gross rent	$940	$1,073
Housing units	52,647	356,997
Homeownership rate	55.0%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Comanche County	Oklahoma County
Population	121,762 → 121,699 (-0.1%)	787,216 → 800,487 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$52,161 → $59,000 (+13.1%)	$54,520 → $65,374 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$124,600 → $154,300 (+23.8%)	$153,300 → $207,800 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $940 (+12.6%)	$870 → $1,073 (+23.3%)

Comanche County

Population

121,762121,699

Median household income

$52,161$59,000

Median home value

$124,600$154,300

Median gross rent

$835$940

Oklahoma County

Population

787,216800,487

Median household income

$54,520$65,374

Median home value

$153,300$207,800

Median gross rent

$870$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Comanche County	Oklahoma County
Under 5	6.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.6%
18 to 24	11.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	16.5%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.7%
75 and over	5.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Comanche County	Oklahoma County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	52.9%
Black or African American	14.2%	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	2.3%
Asian	2.5%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	9.6%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Comanche County	Oklahoma County
No high school diploma	9.4%	11.5%
High school graduate	33.0%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Comanche County	Oklahoma County
Drove alone	76.1%	77.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.6%	9.5%
Other means	1.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Comanche County	Oklahoma County
1-unit, detached	72.3%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	10.9%
20 or more units	3.9%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Comanche County	Oklahoma County
Poverty rate	17.7%	15.7%
Average household size	2.51	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1977	1977