Comanche County vs Madison County

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

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

Comanche County has the higher population (13,786 vs 13,574 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($67,128 vs $59,946 in Comanche County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($149,100 vs $137,800 in Comanche County).

Population, income & housing

	Comanche County	Madison County
Population	13,786	13,574
Median age	43.7 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,946	$67,128
Median home value	$137,800	$149,100
Median gross rent	$823	$832
Housing units	6,940	5,095
Homeownership rate	80.0%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Comanche County	Madison County
Population	13,529 → 13,786 (+1.9%)	14,197 → 13,574 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$53,516 → $59,946 (+12.0%)	$52,664 → $67,128 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$105,000 → $137,800 (+31.2%)	$113,100 → $149,100 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $823 (+54.4%)	$750 → $832 (+10.9%)

Comanche County

Population

13,52913,786

Median household income

$53,516$59,946

Median home value

$105,000$137,800

Median gross rent

$533$823

Madison County

Population

14,19713,574

Median household income

$52,664$67,128

Median home value

$113,100$149,100

Median gross rent

$750$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Comanche County	Madison County
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.2%	10.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	16.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	15.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.1%
65 to 74	13.7%	8.5%
75 and over	10.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Comanche County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	52.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	15.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Comanche County	Madison County
No high school diploma	15.4%	19.8%
High school graduate	32.6%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Comanche County	Madison County
Drove alone	78.7%	77.4%
Carpooled	14.1%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	8.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Comanche County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	80.2%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	14.8%	25.2%

Poverty & households

	Comanche County	Madison County
Poverty rate	14.1%	13.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1977	1984