Kaufman

Population: 8,010
Median household income: $58,269
Median home value: $195,900

Kaufman is a community in Kaufman County, Texas, home to 8,010 residents. At $58,269, its median household income sits below Kaufman County's $88,606.

From 2019 to 2023, Kaufman's population grew 9.3% from 7,330 to 8,010, while its median home value rose 108.6% from $93,900 to $195,900.

The median resident is 32.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,010
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,269
Median home value: $195,900
Median gross rent: $1,319
Housing units: 2,703
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3308,010

Median household income

$46,793$58,269

Median home value

$93,900$195,900

Median gross rent

$946$1,319

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,330	$46,793	$93,900	$946
2020	7,646	$49,827	$98,600	$1,049
2021	6,796	$52,019	$114,000	$1,120
2022	7,520	$55,349	$151,000	$1,166
2023	8,010	$58,269	$195,900	$1,319

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	505	6.3%
5 to 17	1,824	22.8%
18 to 24	698	8.7%
25 to 34	1,307	16.3%
35 to 44	1,365	17.0%
45 to 54	655	8.2%
55 to 64	709	8.9%
65 to 74	595	7.4%
75 and over	352	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,228	52.8%
Black or African American	887	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	201	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,683	33.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.8%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,238	24.8%
High school graduate	1,770	35.5%
Some college or associate's	1,215	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	652	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	108	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,996	81.3%
Carpooled	370	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	73	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	172	4.7%
Other means	73	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,195	34.0%
15 to 29 min	746	21.2%
30 to 44 min	604	17.2%
45 to 59 min	454	12.9%
60+ min	513	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 15.0% (1,119 of 7,467)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,479	61.7%
Nonfamily households	919	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,398	88.7%
Vacant	305	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,075	44.8%
Renter-occupied	1,323	55.2%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,967	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	276	10.2%
5 to 19 units	257	9.5%
20 or more units	127	4.7%
Mobile home & other	76	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4838488
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 32.5772, -96.3137