Forney vs Kaufman

A side-by-side comparison of Forney and Kaufman: population, income, housing, and more.

Forney and Kaufman are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Forney has the higher population (28,222 vs 8,010 in Kaufman). Forney has the higher median household income ($103,360 vs $58,269 in Kaufman). Forney has the higher median home value ($323,500 vs $195,900 in Kaufman).

Population, income & housing

	Forney	Kaufman
Population	28,222	8,010
Median age	32.4 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$103,360	$58,269
Median home value	$323,500	$195,900
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,319
Housing units	9,894	2,703
Homeownership rate	74.3%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forney	Kaufman
Population	21,459 → 28,222 (+31.5%)	7,330 → 8,010 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$102,716 → $103,360 (+0.6%)	$46,793 → $58,269 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$204,600 → $323,500 (+58.1%)	$93,900 → $195,900 (+108.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,308 → $1,665 (+27.3%)	$946 → $1,319 (+39.4%)

Forney

Population

21,45928,222

Median household income

$102,716$103,360

Median home value

$204,600$323,500

Median gross rent

$1,308$1,665

Kaufman

Population

7,3308,010

Median household income

$46,793$58,269

Median home value

$93,900$195,900

Median gross rent

$946$1,319

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forney	Kaufman
Under 5	10.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.6%	22.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	15.5%	16.3%
35 to 44	16.6%	17.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	8.8%	8.9%
65 to 74	6.0%	7.4%
75 and over	2.3%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forney	Kaufman
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	52.8%
Black or African American	15.2%	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	33.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forney	Kaufman
No high school diploma	7.7%	24.8%
High school graduate	21.5%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forney	Kaufman
Drove alone	79.9%	81.3%
Carpooled	8.5%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	4.7%
Other means	0.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forney	Kaufman
1-unit, detached	80.3%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	10.8%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Forney	Kaufman
Poverty rate	7.2%	15.0%
Average household size	2.99	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	2009	1977