Kaufman is a city of 8,538 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 34.0. Growth has run 32% since 2000, or 2,048 more people. The typical home is worth $221,800, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,931, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 100%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kaufman
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants63.1% → 46.7%(−16.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share64.6% → 55.9%(−8.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate20.2% → 10.6%(−9.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Kaufman's population equals 4.9% of Kaufman County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 8.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.5%(62)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.3%(136)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.6%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 276 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Kaufman, decade by decade
Kaufman population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,238
$49,024
$106,083
9.1%
65.2
2000
6,490
$58,748
$111,121
12.6%
73.4
2010
6,703
$52,607
$131,917
17.8%
72.2
2020
6,797
$60,392
$119,507
11.9%
77.4
2024
8,538
$62,931
$221,800
16.8%
72.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
