Copperas Cove, TX

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2022 Population

36,436

2.78% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

31.7

1.25% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

9.27%

9.9% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$64,798

9.01% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Copperas Cove, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (9.16%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.92%), and White (Hispanic) (6.41%).

None of the households in Copperas Cove, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Copperas Cove, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Copperas Cove, TX are Central Texas College (2,687 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Copperas Cove, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Copperas Cove, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Copperas Cove, TX employs 14.4k people. The largest industries in Copperas Cove, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,981 people), Public Administration (1,775 people), and Educational Services (1,500 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($69,018), Information ($60,083), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($50,625).

Employment

Occupations

14.4k

2022 Value

± 1,037

−0.811%

1 Year decline

± 9.93%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Copperas Cove, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,093 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,380 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,131 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Copperas Cove, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.4k

2022 Value

± 1,037

−0.811%

1 Year decline

± 9.93%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Copperas Cove, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,981 people), Public Administration (1,775 people), and Educational Services (1,500 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Copperas Cove, TX, though some of these residents may live in Copperas Cove, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($60,583), Public Administration ($51,549), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($53,636), Construction ($40,781), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,276).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Copperas Cove, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Copperas Cove, TX awarded 2,687 degrees. The student population of Copperas Cove, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 3,577 male students and 4,749 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Copperas Cove, TX are White (861 and 32.2%), followed by Black or African American (684 and 25.6%), Hispanic or Latino (675 and 25.2%), and Asian (168 and 6.28%).

The largest universities in Copperas Cove, TX by number of degrees awarded are Central Texas College (2,687 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Copperas Cove, TX are General Studies (664 and 24.7%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (250 and 9.3%), and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (197 and 7.33%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Copperas Cove, TX have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Copperas Cove, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Copperas Cove, TX is $64,798. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Copperas Cove, TX was Census Tract 108.03 with a value of $92,165, followed by Census Tract 106.04 and Census Tract 108.02, with respective values of $85,521 and $82,744.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Copperas Cove, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 108.03
Census Tract 106.04
Census Tract 108.02

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Copperas Cove, TX was Census Tract 108.03 with a value of $92,165, followed by Census Tract 106.04 and Census Tract 108.02, with respective values of $85,521 and $82,744.

The following map shows all of the places in Copperas Cove, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,798

Median Household Income

± $3,209

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Copperas Cove, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Copperas Cove, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (76.5%)
Carpooled (11.5%)
Worked At Home (8.11%)

In 2022, 76.5% of workers in Copperas Cove, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.5%) and those who worked at home (8.11%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Copperas Cove, TX have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.8% of the workforce in Copperas Cove, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Copperas Cove, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Copperas Cove, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Copperas Cove, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Copperas Cove, TX (3.33k out of 35.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Copperas Cove, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.1% of the population of Copperas Cove, TX has health coverage, with 28.4% on employee plans, 12.4% on Medicaid, 4.76% on Medicare, 22.9% on non-group plans, and 17.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Coryell County, TX see 5903 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.81% increase from the previous year (5425 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3008 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1620 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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5,903 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Coryell County, TX

Primary care physicians in Coryell County, TX see an average of 5,903 patients per year. This represents a 8.81% increase from the previous year (5,425 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Coryell County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.9%

Uninsured

28.4%

Employer Coverage

12.4%

Medicaid

4.76%

Medicare

22.9%

Non-Group

17.6%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Copperas Cove, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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