People QuickFacts Comanche County Oklahoma Population, 2012 estimate 126,390 3,814,820 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 124,098 3,751,354 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.8% 1.7% Population, 2010 124,098 3,751,351 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.7% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 25.1% 24.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 10.2% 13.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 48.4% 50.5%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 67.2% 75.8% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 17.7% 7.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 6.2% 8.9% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.4% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 5.9% 5.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 11.5% 9.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 58.8% 68.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 71.2% 81.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 5.6% 5.4% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 11.4% 9.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 89.0% 85.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 20.4% 23.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 15,975 324,143 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 16.5 20.9  Housing units, 2011 51,726 1,674,685 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 57.6% 67.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 19.4% 15.2% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $106,300 $108,400 Households, 2007-2011 44,179 1,432,735 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.52 2.52 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $21,746 $23,770 Median household income, 2007-2011 $45,947 $44,287 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 16.9% 16.3%     Business QuickFacts Comanche County Oklahoma Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 2,219 90,050 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 32,704 1,241,168 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 18.5 3.3 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 4,711 263,043  Total number of firms, 2007 6,799 333,797 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.4% 3.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 6.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.4% 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.6% 25.3%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,232,438 60,681,358 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 48,074,682 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,206,757 43,095,353 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,539 $11,931 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 154,462 5,106,585 Building permits, 2011 280 8,782     Geography QuickFacts Comanche County Oklahoma Land area in square miles, 2010 1,069.29 68,594.92 Persons per square mile, 2010 116.1 54.7 FIPS Code 031 40 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Lawton, OK Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts