Kaufman County vs Parker County

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

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

Kaufman County has the higher population (160,718 vs 158,079 in Parker County). Parker County has the higher median household income ($102,099 vs $88,606 in Kaufman County). Parker County has the higher median home value ($343,600 vs $290,800 in Kaufman County).

Population, income & housing

	Kaufman County	Parker County
Population	160,718	158,079
Median age	34.2 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$88,606	$102,099
Median home value	$290,800	$343,600
Median gross rent	$1,408	$1,440
Housing units	52,744	58,786
Homeownership rate	78.6%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kaufman County	Parker County
Population	123,804 → 160,718 (+29.8%)	133,811 → 158,079 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$70,107 → $88,606 (+26.4%)	$77,503 → $102,099 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$178,300 → $290,800 (+63.1%)	$214,200 → $343,600 (+60.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,044 → $1,408 (+34.9%)	$1,027 → $1,440 (+40.2%)

Kaufman County

Population

123,804160,718

Median household income

$70,107$88,606

Median home value

$178,300$290,800

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,408

Parker County

Population

133,811158,079

Median household income

$77,503$102,099

Median home value

$214,200$343,600

Median gross rent

$1,027$1,440

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kaufman County	Parker County
Under 5	7.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	21.3%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.0%	9.9%
75 and over	3.9%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kaufman County	Parker County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.0%	80.0%
Black or African American	16.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kaufman County	Parker County
No high school diploma	13.7%	9.5%
High school graduate	29.0%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kaufman County	Parker County
Drove alone	77.4%	77.7%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	12.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kaufman County	Parker County
1-unit, detached	78.0%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.6%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Kaufman County	Parker County
Poverty rate	9.7%	7.8%
Average household size	3.20	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	2004	2001