Kaufman County, TX

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2022 Population

149,773

6.87% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

34.6

1.14% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

9.79%

2.32% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$84,075

11.8% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Kaufman County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Kaufman County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Kaufman County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Kaufman County, TX borders Dallas County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, and Van Zandt County, TX.

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Economy

The economy of Kaufman County, TX employs 73.2k people. The largest industries in Kaufman County, TX are Retail Trade (9,064 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,753 people), and Educational Services (7,953 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

73.2k

2022 Value

± 2,492

8.32%

1 Year growth

± 4.46%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kaufman County, TX, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kaufman County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

73.2k

2022 Value

± 2,492

8.32%

1 Year growth

± 4.46%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kaufman County, TX, are Retail Trade (9,064 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,753 people), and Educational Services (7,953 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kaufman County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Kaufman County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($106,303), Public Administration ($73,964), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,537).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($63,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,211), and Wholesale Trade ($50,147).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

256
Construction
167
Other Services (except Public Administration)
136
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kaufman County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 66.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.931%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.931%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kaufman County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Kaufman County, TX awarded 20 degrees. The student population of Kaufman County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 54 male students and 34 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Kaufman County, TX have an average commute time of 35.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kaufman County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Kaufman County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$84,075

Median Household Income

± $3,457

47.9k

Number of Households

± 1,895

The following chart displays the households in Kaufman County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Kaufman County, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (79.4%)
Worked At Home (9.94%)
Carpooled (8.65%)

In 2022, 79.4% of workers in Kaufman County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.94%) and those who carpooled to work (8.65%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kaufman County, TX have a longer commute time (35.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.57% of the workforce in Kaufman County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kaufman County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kaufman County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kaufman County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.79% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kaufman County, TX (14.5k out of 148k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.4% of the population of Kaufman County, TX has health coverage, with 53.9% on employee plans, 11.1% on Medicaid, 8.81% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kaufman County, TX see 4091 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.17% increase from the previous year (3890 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2545 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1024 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,091 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kaufman County, TX

Primary care physicians in Kaufman County, TX see an average of 4,091 patients per year. This represents a 5.17% increase from the previous year (3,890 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kaufman County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.8% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 11% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.6%

Uninsured

53.9%

Employer Coverage

11.1%

Medicaid

8.81%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.62%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kaufman County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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