Point Comfort

Population: 498
Median household income: $106,806
Median home value: $116,300

Point Comfort is a community in Calhoun County, Texas, home to 498 residents. At $106,806, its median household income sits above Calhoun County's $71,870.

Between 2019 and 2023, Point Comfort's population declined 28.4% from 696 to 498, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $87,900 to $116,300.

13.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 498
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $106,806
Median home value: $116,300
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 242
Homeownership rate: 61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

696498

Median household income

$70,455$106,806

Median home value

$87,900$116,300

Median gross rent

$887$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	696	$70,455	$87,900	$887
2020	576	$73,750	$82,700	$891
2021	495	$78,235	$79,800	$971
2022	458	$90,625	$98,300	$984
2023	498	$106,806	$116,300	$1,125

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	9.2%
5 to 17	71	14.3%
18 to 24	17	3.4%
25 to 34	87	17.5%
35 to 44	64	12.9%
45 to 54	37	7.4%
55 to 64	56	11.2%
65 to 74	66	13.3%
75 and over	54	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	207	41.6%
Black or African American	30	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	239	48.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's47.0%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	6.0%
High school graduate	123	33.8%
Some college or associate's	171	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	28	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	156	79.2%
Carpooled	16	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	7.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	75	40.1%
15 to 29 min	41	21.9%
30 to 44 min	37	19.8%
45 to 59 min	4	2.1%
60+ min	30	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.0% (40 of 498)

	Count	Share
Family households	124	67.8%
Nonfamily households	59	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	183	75.6%
Vacant	59	24.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	113	61.7%
Renter-occupied	70	38.3%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	242	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4858568
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 28.6684, -96.5570