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People QuickFacts |
Comal County |
Texas |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
109,635 | 24,326,974 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
40.5% | 16.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
78,021 | 20,851,811 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.9% | 8.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
24.3% | 27.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
13.8% | 10.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.5% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
95.0% | 82.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
2.4% | 11.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.6% | 0.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.9% | 3.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.1% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
25.1% | 36.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
70.6% | 47.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.5% | 49.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.8% | 13.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
19.6% | 31.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.9% | 75.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
26.2% | 23.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
12,937 | 3,605,542 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
28.2 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
44,589 | 9,432,672 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
77.2% | 63.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
10.9% | 24.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$117,000 | $82,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
29,066 | 7,393,354 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.64 | 2.74 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$58,589 | $47,563 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,914 | $19,617 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
9.8% | 16.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Comal County |
Texas |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
2,570 | 509,0801 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
30,600 | 8,711,4761 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
22.5% | 8.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
9,836 | 1,736,997 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
9,370 | 1,734,509 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.6% | 18.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
18.9% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
611,249 | 310,815,965 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
423,694 | 397,405,111 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
954,987 | 228,694,755 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,271 | $10,528 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
109,868 | 29,914,774 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
1,221 | 129,523 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
756,349 | 171,765,9611 |