Forney

Population: 28,222
Median household income: $103,360
Median home value: $323,500

Forney is a community in Kaufman County, Texas, home to 28,222 residents. Its median household income of $103,360 runs above the Kaufman County figure of $88,606.

Between 2019 and 2023, Forney's population grew 31.5% from 21,459 to 28,222, while its median home value rose 58.1% from $204,600 to $323,500.

79.9% of workers drive to work alone. 80.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,222
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $103,360
Median home value: $323,500
Median gross rent: $1,665
Housing units: 9,894
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,459	$102,716	$204,600	$1,308
2020	23,871	$93,792	$216,100	$1,229
2021	22,770	$93,803	$236,600	$1,347
2022	25,269	$102,107	$278,100	$1,466
2023	28,222	$103,360	$323,500	$1,665

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,845	10.1%
5 to 17	5,239	18.6%
18 to 24	2,874	10.2%
25 to 34	4,386	15.5%
35 to 44	4,690	16.6%
45 to 54	3,348	11.9%
55 to 64	2,495	8.8%
65 to 74	1,687	6.0%
75 and over	658	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,857	59.7%
Black or African American	4,279	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.0%
Asian	806	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	946	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,304	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,324	7.7%
High school graduate	3,704	21.5%
Some college or associate's	6,190	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,509	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,537	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,830	79.9%
Carpooled	1,252	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	286	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,420	9.6%
Other means	21	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,307	17.2%
15 to 29 min	2,741	20.5%
30 to 44 min	4,551	34.0%
45 to 59 min	1,573	11.7%
60+ min	2,217	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 7.2% (2,039 of 28,141)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,146	75.9%
Nonfamily households	2,264	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2009

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,410	95.1%
Vacant	484	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,996	74.3%
Renter-occupied	2,414	25.7%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,945	80.3%
1-unit, attached	180	1.8%
2 to 4 units	246	2.5%
5 to 19 units	396	4.0%
20 or more units	1,064	10.8%
Mobile home & other	63	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4826604
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.7426, -96.4529