Kaufman County, Texas

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 160,718
Median household income: $88,606
Median home value: $290,800

Kaufman County, Texas counts 160,718 residents. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $88,606 runs above the Texas figure of $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kaufman County's population grew 29.8% from 123,804 to 160,718, while its median household income rose 26.4% from $70,107 to $88,606.

The median gross rent is $1,408. 25.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 160,718
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $88,606
Median home value: $290,800
Median gross rent: $1,408
Housing units: 52,744
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	123,804	$70,107	$178,300	$1,044
2020	129,792	$72,179	$195,400	$1,087
2021	140,145	$75,187	$216,300	$1,167
2022	149,773	$84,075	$256,900	$1,286
2023	160,718	$88,606	$290,800	$1,408

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,738	7.3%
5 to 17	34,248	21.3%
18 to 24	13,373	8.3%
25 to 34	22,916	14.3%
35 to 44	24,336	15.1%
45 to 54	19,483	12.1%
55 to 64	17,124	10.7%
65 to 74	11,256	7.0%
75 and over	6,244	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	83,554	52.0%
Black or African American	26,783	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	312	0.2%
Asian	2,667	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.0%
Some other race	337	0.2%
Two or more races	4,676	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42,372	26.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,849	13.7%
High school graduate	29,435	29.0%
Some college or associate's	32,434	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	18,460	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7,181	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	59,921	77.4%
Carpooled	7,075	9.1%
Public transit	57	0.1%
Walked	982	1.3%
Bicycle	16	0.0%
Worked from home	8,932	11.5%
Other means	477	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,868	18.8%
15 to 29 min	15,924	23.2%
30 to 44 min	16,030	23.4%
45 to 59 min	10,257	15.0%
60+ min	13,449	19.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.20
Poverty rate: 9.7% (15,419 of 158,990)

	Count	Share
Family households	38,307	77.1%
Nonfamily households	11,396	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	49,703	94.2%
Vacant	3,041	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	39,062	78.6%
Renter-occupied	10,641	21.4%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	41,121	78.0%
1-unit, attached	600	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1,655	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1,500	2.8%
20 or more units	1,715	3.3%
Mobile home & other	6,153	11.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 48257
State: Texas
Land area: 781 sq mi
Water area: 27 sq mi
Center point: 32.5989, -96.2884

Cities & places

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