Cities / Texas / Copperas Cove

Copperas Cove, TX

36,436 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Waco-Killeen)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 54.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

AUS

66 mi — Austin Bergstrom International Airport

Population & People

Population

36,436

Median age

34.1

Median household income

$71,225

Poverty rate

11.4%

Unemployment rate

6.6%

Bachelor's degree+

21.8%

Avg. commute

26 min

Hispanic or Latino

22.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$180,500

Median gross rent

$1,043/mo

Homeownership rate

59.67%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,149

HUD Fair Market Rent (Texas statewide average across 254 areas — not specific to Copperas Cove), 2026. Efficiency $887, 1BR $935, 2BR $1149, 3BR $1497, 4BR $1733. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.08

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

531.31

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

AUS

Austin Bergstrom International Airport

66 mi away

SAT

San Antonio International Airport

115 mi away

DFW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

133 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).