Comanche, Oklahoma Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,556. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,516 (-2.6% change)
Males: 758 (48.7%), Females: 798 (51.3%)
Stephens County
Zip code: 73529
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $24,960
Median house value: $30,100
Population by Race
Races in Comanche:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.0%)
- American Indian (10.9%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (17.9%), Irish (12.1%), German (9.1%), English (5.0%), Dutch (2.2%), French (1.7%).
Elevation: 984 feet
Land area: 4.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Comanche
- High school or higher: 73.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Comanche city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 14.6%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -214 (-12.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Comanche:
- DUNCAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 10 miles; DUNCAN, OK)
- JEFFERSON COUNTRY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WAURIKA, OK)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; LAWTON, OK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Comanche:
- LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 33 miles; LAWTON, OK; Abbreviation: LAW)
- HENRY POST AAF (about 36 miles; FORT SILL, OK; Abbreviation: FSI)
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 45 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Abbreviation: SPS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Comanche:
- HALLIBURTON FIELD (about 8 miles; DUNCAN, OK; Abbreviation: DUC)
- WALTERS MUNI (about 30 miles; WALTERS, OK; Abbreviation: 3O5)
- HEALDTON MUNI (about 36 miles; HEALDTON, OK; Abbreviation: F32)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Comanche:
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; NORMAN, OK; Full-time enrollment: 20,154)
- OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 5,220)
- NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 77 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 82 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,164)
- SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; BETHANY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
Schools
Public high school in Comanche:
- COMANCHE HS (Students: 316; Location: 1030 ASH; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Comanche:
- COMANCHE ES (Students: 496; Location: 1030 ASH; Grades: PK – 05)
- COMANCHE MS (Students: 238; Location: 1030 ASH; Grades: 06 – 08)
- GRANDVIEW ES (Students: 132; Location: 5 MILES WEST OF COMANCHE 1 S.; Grades: PK – 08)