Comfort, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

1,565

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

50.5

20.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.52%

36.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$80,580

19.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$330,200

18.8% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Comfort, TX is home to a population of 1.57k people, from which 95.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.69% of Comfort, TX residents were born outside of the country (89 people).

In 2024, there were 2.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (898 people) in Comfort, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 366 Other (Hispanic) and 197 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.7%

2024 Citizenship

95.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.7% of Comfort, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Comfort, TX was 95.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Comfort, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Comfort, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
898 ± 350
Other (Hispanic)
366 ± 359
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
197 ± 121

40.9%

Hispanic Population

640 people

40.9% of the people in Comfort, TX are hispanic (640 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Comfort, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

5.69%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

89 people

5.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

106 people

As of 2024, 5.69% of Comfort, TX residents (89 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Comfort, TX was 5.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Comfort, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
35 ± 35
Gulf War (1990s)
31 ± 41

Comfort, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Comfort, TX.

Economy

The economy of Comfort, TX employs 869 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Comfort, TX were Construction (182 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (163 people), and Finance & Insurance (117 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($108,608), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,445), and Manufacturing ($50,729).

Employment

Occupations

869

2024 Value

± 331

−20.9%

1 Year decline

± 62.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Comfort, TX declined at a rate of −20.9%, from 1.1k employees to 869 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Comfort, TX, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (201 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (165 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (139 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Comfort, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

869

2024 Value

± 331

−20.9%

1 Year decline

± 62.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Comfort, TX declined at a rate of −20.9%, from 1.1k employees to 869 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Comfort, TX, are Construction (182 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (163 people), and Finance & Insurance (117 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Comfort, TX, though some of these residents may live in Comfort, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,797

Median earning men ± $39,743

$33,250

Median earning women ± $27,890

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,537), Manufacturing ($52,396), and Construction ($44,149).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($52,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,839), and Manufacturing ($34,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Comfort, TX was $330,200 in 2024, which is 0.992 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $277,900 to $330,200, a 18.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Comfort, TX is 84.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Comfort, TX have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Comfort, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$330,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$77,935

$675

Median Property Taxes

±$267

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Comfort, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Comfort, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.5%

Homeownership

2024

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.5% of the housing units in Comfort, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$80,580

Median Household Income

± $26,964

799

Number of Households

± 285

In 2024, the median household income of the 799 households in Comfort, TX grew to $80,580 from the previous year's value of $67,202.

The following chart displays the households in Comfort, 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 Comfort, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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 2024

Drove Alone (65.5%)
Carpooled (16.3%)
Worked At Home (13.7%)

In 2024, 65.5% of workers in Comfort, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.3%) and those who worked at home (13.7%).

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

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Comfort, TX have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Comfort, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Comfort, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Comfort, TX have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.52% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Comfort, TX (130 out of 1.53k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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

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

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

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