Demographics of Kaufman County, Texas

Kaufman County, Texas had 209,235 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +62,070 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kaufman County, in four figures

209,235
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +42.2%
Change since July 2020: +62,070 people.; 33.8 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,485 ±$5,546
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Kaufman County, Texas's population grew 42.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kaufman County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Kaufman County, Texas's population grew 42.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kaufman County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	147,165	100.0	100.0
2021	158,316	107.6	100.2
2022	172,773	117.4	100.7
2023	186,658	126.8	101.6
2024	198,010	134.5	102.5
2025	209,235	142.2	103.1

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Population of Kaufman County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	147,165	+1,828	+185	+1	+1,777
2021	158,316	+11,151	+719	+52	+11,006
2022	172,773	+14,457	+1,065	+280	+12,360
2023	186,658	+13,885	+1,622	+514	+11,544
2024	198,010	+11,352	+1,654	+647	+9,013
2025	209,235	+11,225	+1,678	+161	+9,535

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.8 ±0.2: for men 33.1 ±0.4 and for women 34.4 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kaufman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	12,781 ±156	7.4% ±0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	36,868 ±1,149	21.4% ±0.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	14,460 ±875	8.4% ±0.5	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	51,669 ±1,264	29.9% ±0.7	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	38,422 ±1,057	22.3% ±0.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,404 ±931	10.7% ±0.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,485 ±$5,546, and income per person $34,359 ±$980, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kaufman County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	5,192 ±719	10.2% ±1.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,698 ±851	15.1% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,911 ±821	15.5% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,323 ±821	14.4% ±1.6	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,038 ±932	21.6% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,907 ±716	13.5% ±1.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,921 ±544	9.7% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kaufman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	16,548 ±2,406	9.7% ±1.4	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,306 ±1,017	12.8% ±2.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,374 ±1,218	7.8% ±1.3	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,868 ±467	10.8% ±1.7	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kaufman County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kaufman County	Texas	United States
Housing units	54,130 ±297	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±1.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.8% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±1.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.9% ±1.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$320,900 ±$6,354	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,554 ±$97	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2005 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kaufman County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	47,209 ±0	27.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	84,197 ±310	48.8% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	31,718 ±743	18.4% ±0.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,184 ±352	1.8% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	214 ±105	0.1% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 64	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	193 to 627	0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,642 ±900	3.3% ±0.5	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kaufman County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	111,664 ±2,494	64.7% ±1.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	39,318 ±2,375	22.8% ±1.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,962 ±556	1.1% ±0.3	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19,660 ±1,537	11.4% ±0.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,958 ±1,176	5.8% ±0.7	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,702 ±1,018	5.6% ±0.6	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Kaufman County among the counties of Texas

27th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Kaufman County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jefferson County	254,321	−0.7%
Smith County	252,549	+7.8%
Brazos County	249,088	+6.2%
Ellis County	240,867	+24.0%
Johnson County	218,048	+20.5%
Kaufman County	209,235	+42.2%
Comal County	209,166	+27.8%
Guadalupe County	201,111	+15.8%
Midland County	187,855	+10.0%
Parker County	184,767	+23.5%
Ector County	173,801	+5.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026