Poetry

Population: 1,352
Median household income: $103,333
Median home value: $408,300

Located in Kaufman County, Texas, Poetry is a community with a population of 1,352. The median household income of $103,333 is above the Kaufman County median ($88,606).

Between 2022 and 2023, Poetry's population declined 10.6% from 1,513 to 1,352, while its median home value rose 66.7% from $245,000 to $408,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 33.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,352
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $103,333
Median home value: $408,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 431
Homeownership rate: 99.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5131,352

Median household income

$121,413$103,333

Median home value

$245,000$408,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2022	1,513	$121,413	$245,000
2023	1,352	$103,333	$408,300

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1733.1%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 343.1%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	2.7%
5 to 17	447	33.1%
18 to 24	40	3.0%
25 to 34	42	3.1%
35 to 44	110	8.1%
45 to 54	221	16.3%
55 to 64	163	12.1%
65 to 74	209	15.5%
75 and over	84	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,253	92.7%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	1.4%
High school graduate	251	30.3%
Some college or associate's	235	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	200	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	131	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone54.7%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home42.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	304	54.7%
Carpooled	9	1.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	6	1.1%
Worked from home	237	42.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	127	39.8%
15 to 29 min	73	22.9%
30 to 44 min	31	9.7%
45 to 59 min	59	18.5%
60+ min	29	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.16
Poverty rate: 2.9% (39 of 1,348)

	Count	Share
Family households	311	72.7%
Nonfamily households	117	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	428	99.3%
Vacant	3	0.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	424	99.1%
Renter-occupied	4	0.9%

1-unit, detached89.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	386	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4858502
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.8394, -96.2595