Comanche, Oklahoma Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,556. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,529 (-1.7% change)
 
Males: 758   (48.7%)
Females: 798   (51.3%)

Stephens County

Median resident age:   38.3 years
Oklahoma median age:   35.5 years

Zip codes: 73529 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,900 (it was $24,960 in 2000)
Comanche   $27,900
Oklahoma:   $37,063

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $36,000 (it was $30,100 in 2000)
Comanche   $36,000
Oklahoma:   $89,100

Comanche, OK residents, houses, and apartments details

 

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%)


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Ancestries: United States (17.9%), Irish (12.1%), German (9.1%), English (5.0%), Dutch (2.2%), French (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 984 feet

Land area: 4.57 square miles.

Population density: 333 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Comanche

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%

11 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.7%
Oklahoma:   3.8%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Comanche, Oklahoma in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Comanche to the number of sex offenders is 191 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Comanche:   0.7% ($199)
Oklahoma:   0.7% ($523)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawton, OK (35.2 miles , pop. 92,757).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oklahoma City, OK (82.8 miles , pop. 506,132).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (135.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Meridian, OK (3.6 miles ), Empire City, OK (8.3 miles ), Addington, OK (8.4 miles) , Duncan, OK (10.6 miles ), Hastings, OK (13.5 miles) , Waurika, OK (13.7 miles ), Central High, OK (19.0 miles ), Marlow, OK (19.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $104,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $5,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $15,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 34.37 N, Longitude: 97.97 W


Area code: 580

Population change in the 1990s: -214 (-12.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



 

Crime in Comanche by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 3 1 1 0 0
    per 100,000 64.1 190.4 65.6 66.4 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 5 8 9 5 8 7
    per 100,000 320.5 507.6 590.6 331.8 522.9 457.8
Burglaries 7 5 17 13 23 20
    per 100,000 448.7 317.3 1115.5 862.6 1503.3 1308.0
Thefts 19 21 47 51 63 58
    per 100,000 1217.9 1332.5 3084.0 3384.2 4117.6 3793.3
Auto thefts 3 2 1 2 9 1
    per 100,000 192.3 126.9 65.6 132.7 588.2 65.4
Arson 1 1 0 1 2 0
    per 100,000 64.1 63.5 0.0 66.4 130.7 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 210.9 339.5 377.3 325.8 421.6 340.1
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.62
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Comanche, Oklahoma

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Comanche-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 221% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/10/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Comanche city center killed 42 people and injured 1740 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 43.7 miles away from the city center killed 7 people and injured 111 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Comanche:
  • DUNCAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 13 miles; DUNCAN, OK)
  • JEFFERSON COUNTRY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WAURIKA, OK)
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; LAWTON, OK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Comanche:
  • LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 33 miles; LAWTON, OK; ID: LAW)
  • HENRY POST AAF (about 36 miles; FORT SILL, OK; ID: FSI)
  • SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 45 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Comanche:
  • HALLIBURTON FIELD (about 8 miles; DUNCAN, OK; ID: DUC)
  • WALTERS MUNI (about 30 miles; WALTERS, OK; ID: 3O5)
  • HEALDTON MUNI (about 36 miles; HEALDTON, OK; ID: F32)

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; FT enrollment: 4,619)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 77 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 82 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,164)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
Public high school in Comanche:
  • COMANCHE HS (Students: 316; Location: 1030 ASH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/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)

Churches in Comanche include: Countryside Church (A) , Patterson Avenue Baptist Church (B) , Ray of Hope Church (C) , First Baptist Church (D) , Friendship Church (E) , Christian Helping Hands (F) , Church of Christ (G) , Comanche Church of God (H) .

Cemetery: Fairlawn Cemeteries (1) .

Reservoirs: Oknoname 137071 Reservoir (A) , Oknoname 137072 Reservoir (B) , Oknoname 137084 Reservoir (C) , Oknoname 137092 Reservoir (D) , Cow Creek Site 8 Reservoir (E) , Cow Creek Site 35 Reservoir (F) , Cow Creek Site 34 Reservoir (G) , Cow Creek Site 28 Reservoir (H) .

Hotel: Comanche Motel (701 South Rodeo Drive) (1)

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Comanche and their reported violations in the past:

COMANCHE PUBLIC WORKS (Address: 500 N. RODEO DRIVE, Population served: 2160, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-24-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-12-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-24-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-24-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-22-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-24-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-08-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-06-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-24-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-14-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-16-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-24-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-12-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2006)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-24-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2006)
  • Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU - In APR-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-22-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-22-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-27-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-2005)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-24-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2006)
  • Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-22-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JAN-24-2006)
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:   2.4 people
Oklahoma:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   69.5%
Whole state:   68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   3.7%
Whole state:   4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   21.8%
Whole state:   14.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   6.8%
Whole state:   6.1%

Comanche compared to Oklahoma state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Comanche (2007 data):
  • American National Bank: Comanche Branch at 122 Oak Main Street, branch established on 1924-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $135.7 mil, Deposits: $113.3 mil, headquarters in Ardmore, OK, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Amcorp Financial, Inc.



2004 Presidential Election results in Stephens County Oklahoma:




Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 4 $9,394 $28,182 0 $0
Electric Power 1 $1,771 $21,252 0 $0
Sewerage 1 $2,267 $27,204 0 $0
Firefighters 4 $7,751 $23,253 0 $0
Water Supply 3 $5,125 $20,500 1 $314
Streets and Highways 2 $3,250 $19,500 0 $0
Other and Unallocable 1 $1,718 $20,616 0 $0
Police - Other 0 $0   3 $1,156
Police Protection - Officers 4 $5,128 $15,384 0 $0
Totals for Government 20 $36,405 $21,843 4 $1,470


Comanche government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $164,000
    Sewerage: $116,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $736,000
    Water Utilities: $265,000
    Solid Waste Management: $165,000
    Central Staff Services: $140,000
    Fire Protection: $139,000
    Police Protection: $129,000
    Sewerage: $124,000
    Regular Highways: $69,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $121,000
    Interest Earnings: $90,000
    Property Sale Other: $18,000
    Rents: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $58,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Electric Utilities: $2,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,500,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $971,000
    Water Utilities: $259,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $42,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $348,000
    Public Utilities: $24,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $662,000

6.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,095 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.44%
Oklahoma average:   8.21%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($711 average AGI)
Stephens County:   0.10%
Oklahoma average:   0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Comanche County, OK  0.75% ($36,925 average AGI)
from Oklahoma County, OK  0.45% ($32,969)
from Grady County, OK  0.35% ($28,673)


6.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,773 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.03%
Oklahoma average:   7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Comanche County, OK  0.59% ($28,193 average AGI)
to Oklahoma County, OK  0.52% ($30,151)
to Cleveland County, OK  0.36% ($34,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Comanche:
  • KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KJON (850 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANADARKO, OK; Owner: CARROLLTON BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, LP)
  • KWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWLS (640 AM; 5 kW; MOORE, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Comanche:
  • KDDQ (105.3 FM; COMANCHE, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • KNIN-FM (92.9 FM; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKEN (97.1 FM; DUNCAN, OK; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • KSYY (105.3 FM; KINGFISHER, OK; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWRD-FM (100.7 FM; HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, L.L.C.)
  • KFXI (92.1 FM; MARLOW, OK; Owner: DFWU, INC.)
  • KJRF (91.1 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: THE CHRISTIAN CENTER INC)
  • KCCU (89.3 FM; LAWTON, OK; Owner: CAMERON UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Comanche:
  • K54BB (Channel 54; DUNCAN, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)

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