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Comanche County, Oklahoma

Comanche County had 121,396 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,069.3 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 15th by land area.

Population
121,396
#5 of 77 in Oklahoma · #530 in US
Area
1,069.3 sq mi
#15 of 77 in Oklahoma · #603 in US
Density
114 / sq mi
#9 of 77 in Oklahoma · #831 in US
Median household income
$56,973
#33 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,137 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Comanche County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Comanche County population, land area and income

Comanche County had 121,396 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,069.3 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 15th by land area. That works out to 113.5 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, so Comanche County is 5.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,973 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

121,396

3144th1st

530th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,069 sq mi

3144th1st

603rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

113.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

831st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,973

3143rd1st

2137th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

121,396

77th1st

5th of 77 (OK)

Land area

1,069 sq mi

77th1st

15th of 77 (OK)

Density

113.5 / sq mi

77th1st

9th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$56,973

77th1st

33rd of 77 (OK)

How Comanche County's population changed since 2020

Comanche County gained 252 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 44th of 77 in Oklahoma for growth. The median Oklahoma county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +3.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Comanche County recorded 6,725 births and 5,343 deaths, a natural change of +1,382. Net international migration added +576 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,713. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,713 people.

121.1k2020122.3k2021122.4k2022121.9k2023121.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
6,725
Deaths
5,343
Net international migration
+576
Net domestic migration
-1,713
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-472

Where Comanche County is

The Census internal point of Comanche County is at 34.662600, -98.476600. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Oklahoma's 77 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Comanche County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Kingfisher County: +4.2%Okfuskee County: +0.8%Creek County: +2.9%Carter County: +2.3%Hughes County: +0.2%Murray County: -0.9%Haskell County: +2.2%Cherokee County: +3.5%Grady County: +6.3%Canadian County: +16.9%Caddo County: -2.1%Garvin County: +1.9%Custer County: -0.6%Pushmataha County: +0.1%Mayes County: +2.8%Stephens County: +2.9%Dewey County: -4.6%Greer County: -1.1%Logan County: +8.3%Atoka County: +3.1%Nowata County: +2.5%Beckham County: -0.4%Cimarron County: -6.9%Harper County: -1.2%Cleveland County: +2.6%Texas County: -3.4%Marshall County: +5.3%Tulsa County: +3.4%McIntosh County: +4.0%Grant County: -1.3%Seminole County: -0.7%Garfield County: -1.1%Jackson County: -0.8%Blaine County: -1.5%Lincoln County: +4.4%Alfalfa County: +0.0%Jefferson County: +0.8%Okmulgee County: +1.1%Major County: -2.3%Noble County: -0.2%Oklahoma County: +2.3%Pawnee County: +3.5%Bryan County: +8.6%Payne County: +3.1%Adair County: +1.9%Harmon County: -6.5%Love County: +2.6%Craig County: +2.6%Rogers County: +6.3%Muskogee County: +0.8%Sequoyah County: +3.3%Delaware County: +3.4%Johnston County: +0.5%Pittsburg County: -0.9%Le Flore County: +3.4%McClain County: +15.6%Woodward County: -2.1%Ottawa County: +0.6%Choctaw County: -0.2%Cotton County: -0.6%Roger Mills County: -3.6%Washita County: -0.6%Coal County: +2.5%Pontotoc County: +0.6%Kiowa County: -2.8%Tillman County: -3.0%Ellis County: -3.9%Wagoner County: +12.1%Beaver County: -0.1%McCurtain County: -0.1%Kay County: -0.4%Pottawatomie County: +2.6%Osage County: +1.5%Comanche County: +0.2%Washington County: +2.8%Woods County: -0.2%Latimer County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.1%
  2. < +0.0%
  3. < +2.2%
  4. < +3.3%
  5. ≥ +3.3%
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Orange pin: Comanche County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
34.662600, -98.476600
DMS
34°39'45.36"N 98°28'35.76"W
UTM
14N 547956.6E 3835752.3N
Geohash
9y1vpn5s2
Plus code
8663MG7F+29

Towns in Comanche County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Comanche County, 99,230 people together, or 82% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Comanche County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lawton with 90,027.

  1. 01Lawton90,027
  2. 02Elgin3,613
  3. 03Cache3,179
  4. 04Fletcher1,251
  5. 05Geronimo1,160
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Comanche County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Comanche County. The most populous is Grady County, OK, with 58,353 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 79.5 miles NE of Comanche County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita Falls, TX (population 102,372), 52.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lawton, OK (population 90,027), 4.4 miles away.

Comanche County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Comanche County is 40031: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,973.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Comanche County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 121,396. That is up 252 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 121,144.

What is the FIPS code of Comanche County?

40031. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Comanche County?

Lawton, with 90,027 residents inside Comanche County in 2024.

Which counties border Comanche County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Grady County, OK; Stephens County, OK; Caddo County, OK; Kiowa County, OK; Tillman County, OK; Cotton County, OK.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.