Kemp

Population: 1,389
Median household income: $69,875
Median home value: $168,300

Kemp is a community in Kaufman County, Texas, home to 1,389 residents. At $69,875, its median household income sits below Kaufman County's $88,606.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kemp's population grew 41.4% from 982 to 1,389, while its median home value rose 140.4% from $70,000 to $168,300.

The typical home was built around 1977. 11.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,389
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $69,875
Median home value: $168,300
Median gross rent: $1,080
Housing units: 531
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9821,389

Median household income

$39,038$69,875

Median home value

$70,000$168,300

Median gross rent

$692$1,080

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	982	$39,038	$70,000	$692
2020	1,117	$39,688	$81,500	$767
2021	1,357	$46,944	$121,900	$957
2022	1,419	$55,650	$133,600	$1,070
2023	1,389	$69,875	$168,300	$1,080

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over13.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	9.1%
5 to 17	275	19.8%
18 to 24	53	3.8%
25 to 34	203	14.6%
35 to 44	170	12.2%
45 to 54	157	11.3%
55 to 64	125	9.0%
65 to 74	90	6.5%
75 and over	190	13.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,015	73.1%
Black or African American	33	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	317	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.3%

High school graduate37.4%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	180	19.3%
High school graduate	350	37.4%
Some college or associate's	265	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	95	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	45	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 45 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	440	83.0%
Carpooled	27	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	9.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	17.0%
15 to 29 min	70	14.5%
30 to 44 min	67	13.9%
45 to 59 min	87	18.0%
60+ min	176	36.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 11.1% (142 of 1,277)

	Count	Share
Family households	303	67.2%
Nonfamily households	148	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	451	84.9%
Vacant	80	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	290	64.3%
Renter-occupied	161	35.7%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units14.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	425	80.0%
1-unit, attached	4	0.8%
2 to 4 units	77	14.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4838788
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 32.4374, -96.2260