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Population: 6,490. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,872 (+21.3% change)
Males: 3,144 (48.4%), Females: 3,346 (51.6%)

Kaufman County

Zip code: 75142

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $32,250
Median house value: $61,800

Population by Race

Races in Kaufman:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.4%)
  • Hispanic (29.7%)
  • Other race (15.9%)
  • Black (12.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (13.4%), English (6.2%), Irish (5.4%), German (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%), Dutch (1.2%).

Land area: 6.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kaufman

  • High school or higher: 68.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kaufman city

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

14.1% Foreign born (12.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +972 (+17.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Kaufman:

  • PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF KAUFMAN (HWY 243 W AT HWY 175 PO BOX 310)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Kaufman:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kaufman:

  • DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 42 miles; DALLAS, TX; Abbreviation: DAL)
  • DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: DFW)
  • TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 65 miles; TYLER, TX; Abbreviation: TYR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kaufman:

  • HALL (about 8 miles; KAUFMAN, TX; Abbreviation: K00)
  • TERRELL MUNI (about 9 miles; TERRELL, TX; Abbreviation: TRL)
  • AIRPARK EAST (about 16 miles; DALLAS, TX; Abbreviation: 1F7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kaufman:

  • EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 28 miles; MESQUITE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,457)
  • SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,231)
  • NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 37 miles; CORSICANA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,842)
  • EL CENTRO COLLEGE (about 37 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,359)
  • RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 38 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,352)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 40 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,695)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,029)

Schools

Public high schools in Kaufman:

  • KAUFMAN H S (Students: 842; Location: 3205 S HOUSTON ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location: 601 S WASHINGTON; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 72; Location: 4814 COUNTY RD 151; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kaufman:

  • MONDAY PRIMARY (Students: 553; Location: 905 S MADISON; Grades: 01 – 02)
  • PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY (Students: 536; Location: 1501 ROYAL; Grades: 03 – 04)
  • NORMAN JR HIGH (Students: 494; Location: 3701 S HOUSTON ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • LUCILLE NASH INTERMEDIATE (Students: 488; Location: 1002 S HOUSTON ST; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • HELEN EDWARD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTE (Students: 422; Location: 1605 RAND RD; Grades: PK – KG)

Private primary/middle school in Kaufman:

  • KAUFMAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 153; Location: 401 N SHANNON; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Kaufman:

  • KAUFMAN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $212,125; Location: 3790 S HOUSTON ST; 45,757 books; 850 audio materials; 1,029 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)

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