Comal County, Texas

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 174,552
Median household income: $99,015
Median home value: $398,800

Comal County, Texas counts 174,552 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $99,015, its median household income sits above Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Comal County's population grew 23.2% from 141,642 to 174,552, while its median household income rose 23.9% from $79,936 to $99,015.

42.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 174,552
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $99,015
Median home value: $398,800
Median gross rent: $1,460
Housing units: 74,484
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

141,642174,552

Median household income

$79,936$99,015

Median home value

$282,300$398,800

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,460

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	141,642	$79,936	$282,300	$1,144
2020	148,921	$80,781	$293,600	$1,192
2021	156,257	$85,912	$310,900	$1,275
2022	165,201	$93,744	$369,400	$1,390
2023	174,552	$99,015	$398,800	$1,460

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,283	5.3%
5 to 17	29,508	16.9%
18 to 24	12,847	7.4%
25 to 34	19,841	11.4%
35 to 44	23,062	13.2%
45 to 54	22,605	13.0%
55 to 64	25,021	14.3%
65 to 74	20,556	11.8%
75 and over	11,829	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	113,270	64.9%
Black or African American	4,271	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	133	0.1%
Asian	2,247	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	72	0.0%
Some other race	1,026	0.6%
Two or more races	4,869	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48,664	27.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,123	5.8%
High school graduate	26,693	21.7%
Some college or associate's	37,211	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	33,728	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18,159	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	60,002	72.1%
Carpooled	6,653	8.0%
Public transit	21	0.0%
Walked	754	0.9%
Bicycle	345	0.4%
Worked from home	14,297	17.2%
Other means	1,133	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,972	24.6%
15 to 29 min	19,053	27.6%
30 to 44 min	15,160	22.0%
45 to 59 min	9,522	13.8%
60+ min	8,201	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 6.4% (11,144 of 173,088)

	Count	Share
Family households	49,016	72.5%
Nonfamily households	18,635	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	67,651	90.8%
Vacant	6,833	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	51,991	76.9%
Renter-occupied	15,660	23.1%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	55,080	73.9%
1-unit, attached	1,678	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1,979	2.7%
5 to 19 units	3,931	5.3%
20 or more units	5,336	7.2%
Mobile home & other	6,480	8.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 48091
State: Texas
Land area: 560 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 29.8124, -98.2581

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