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Population (year 2000): 6,490. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,872 (+21.3% change)
Males: 3,144 (48.4%), Females: 3,346 (51.6%)
Kaufman County
Zip code:
75142
Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $32,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,800 (year 2000)
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
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%).
Hospital/medical center in Kaufman:
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF KAUFMAN (HWY 243 W
AT HWY 175 PO BOX 310)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kaufman:
- MEDICAL CENTER AT TERRELL (about 12 miles; TERRELL,
TX)
- TERRELL STATE HOSP (about 12 miles; TERRELL, TX)
- MEDICAL CENTER OF MESQUITE,THE (about 25 miles;
MESQUITE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kaufman:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 42 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 65 miles; TYLER, TX; ID:
TYR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kaufman:
- HALL (about 8 miles; KAUFMAN, TX; ID: K00)
- TERRELL MUNI (about 9 miles; TERRELL, TX; ID: TRL)
- AIRPARK EAST (about 16 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: 1F7)
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; FT enrollment: 8,231)
- NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 37 miles; CORSICANA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,842)
- EL CENTRO COLLEGE (about 37 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,359)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 38 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 7,352)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 40 miles;
RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DALLAS, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,029)
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)
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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