Comal County, TX Population

Overview

156,257

Total Population

42.0

Median age

50.23%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44,242

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Comal County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Comal County is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Comal County's population under 18 was 22.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Comal County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Comal County, 18.49% were under the age of 15, 17.04% aged 15 to 29, 46.40% aged 30 to 64, 16.10% aged 65 to 84, and 1.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 727 more females than males in Comal County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.23% females and 49.77% males in Comal County, TX.
The Comal County, TX gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 5,879.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 6,519.

Comal County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Comal County population: 84.06% are White, 2.29% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.27% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.87% are some other race and 9.19% are multiracial.
Comal County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 44,242 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 112,015 (71.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Comal County is White with a population of 131,343 (84.06% of the total population).

Comal County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 184,642 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Comal County's population increased by 30,561 (38.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Comal County's population increased by 54,329 (49.70%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Comal County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 78,750.