Kaufman County Demographics

People QuickFacts Kaufman County Texas
Population, 2010 103,350 25,145,561
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 44.9% 20.60%
Population, 2000 71,313 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.5% 7.70%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 28.8% 27.30%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.3% 10.30%
Female persons, percent, 2010 50.8% 50.40%
   
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 79.1% 70.40%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 10.4% 11.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.7% 0.70%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 3.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.0% 0.10%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.3% 2.70%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 17.0% 37.60%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 70.0% 45.30%
   
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 80.4% 80.80%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 6.6% 15.80%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 14.1% 33.60%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 80.5% 79.30%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 15.0% 25.40%
Veterans, 2005-2009 6,942 1,621,077
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 31.6 24.7
   
Housing units, 2010 38,322 9,977,436
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 76.8% 64.70%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 8.7% 24.30%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $125,100 $118,900
Households, 2005-2009 28,415 8,269,046
Persons per household, 2005-2009 3.32 2.81
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $22,232 $24,318
Median household income, 2009 $55,340 $48,286
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 12.2% 17.10%
   
Business QuickFacts Kaufman County Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 1,692 519,028
Private nonfarm employment, 2009 20,779 8,925,096
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 2.3% 11.20%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009 8,358 1,844,130
   
Total number of firms, 2007 10,231 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.90%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.10%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 20.70%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.2% 28.20%
   
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,172,591 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 443,125 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 943,809 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,770 $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 93,663 42,054,592
Building permits, 2010 189 88,461
Federal spending, 2009 616,312 216,379,449
   
Geography QuickFacts Kaufman County Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 780.7 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 132.4 96.3
FIPS Code 257 48
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area  

Source: U.S. Census Bureau