Kaufman is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,482 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Kaufman is the 290th largest community in Texas.

When you are in Kaufman, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.4% of Kaufman's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Kaufman is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kaufman who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.53%), sales jobs (7.65%), and management occupations (7.03%).

One downside of living in Kaufman, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.24 minutes every day commuting to work.

Kaufman is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Kaufman isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.52% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Kaufman is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Kaufman Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Kaufman with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.61% of adults in Kaufman have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kaufman in 2000 was $15,024, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $60,096 for a family of four.

Kaufman is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kaufman home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kaufman is White, followed by African-American. Kaufman also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.60% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Kaufman include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Kaufman is English. Some people also speak Spanish.