Comanche County vs Tulsa County

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

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

Tulsa County has the higher population (673,708 vs 121,699 in Comanche County). Tulsa County has the higher median household income ($67,317 vs $59,000 in Comanche County). Tulsa County has the higher median home value ($213,500 vs $154,300 in Comanche County).

Population, income & housing

	Comanche County	Tulsa County
Population	121,699	673,708
Median age	33.7 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,000	$67,317
Median home value	$154,300	$213,500
Median gross rent	$940	$1,060
Housing units	52,647	295,318
Homeownership rate	55.0%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Comanche County	Tulsa County
Population	121,762 → 121,699 (-0.1%)	646,419 → 673,708 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$52,161 → $59,000 (+13.1%)	$55,517 → $67,317 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$124,600 → $154,300 (+23.8%)	$156,400 → $213,500 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $940 (+12.6%)	$865 → $1,060 (+22.5%)

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

Tulsa County

Population

646,419673,708

Median household income

$55,517$67,317

Median home value

$156,400$213,500

Median gross rent

$865$1,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Comanche County	Tulsa County
Under 5	6.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	11.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.5%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.0%
75 and over	5.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Comanche County	Tulsa County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	58.2%
Black or African American	14.2%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	4.6%
Asian	2.5%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	9.6%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Comanche County	Tulsa County
No high school diploma	9.4%	10.2%
High school graduate	33.0%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Comanche County	Tulsa County
Drove alone	76.1%	77.2%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.6%	10.3%
Other means	1.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Comanche County	Tulsa County
1-unit, detached	72.3%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	12.7%
20 or more units	3.9%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Comanche County	Tulsa County
Poverty rate	17.7%	14.7%
Average household size	2.51	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1977	1979