Found within zip codes: 75142
Popular real estate near Kaufman, TX (City Center)
Median real estate prices in the City Center of Kaufman are $96,505, which is more expensive than 43.4% of the neighborhoods in Texas and 23.4% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
Average rental prices in Kaufman City Center are currently $640, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price then 48.9% of Texas neighborhoods.
Kaufman City Center is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Kaufman, Texas.
Real estate in the City Center of Kaufman, TX is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the City Center neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Home and apartment vacancy rates are 9.3% in Kaufman City Center. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 40.3% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.
The Neighbors The Neighbors: IncomeThere are two complimentary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the City Center neighborhood in Kaufman are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 22.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 67.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The Neighbors: OccupationsWhat we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle. In the Kaufman City Center neighborhood, 34.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 32.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.6%), and 11.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The Neighbors: Ethnicity / AncestryCulture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco. In the City Center neighborhood in Kaufman, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (28.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.0%) , and residents who report English roots (5.4%) , and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.9%) , along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.9%), among others. In addition, 11.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
The Neighbors: LanguagesThe most common language spoken in the Kaufman City Center neighborhood is English, spoken by 73.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (26.7%).
Getting to WorkEven if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Kaufman City Center neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (80.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (17.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
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| RENTAL PRICE | Medium cost relative to TX, medium cost relative to the nation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER | DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) , farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes and a few Small apartment buildings |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms) and a few Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1999), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 2000 or later) and some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | No Data Available |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | Mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) and some Seniors (people 65 and over) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers and some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY | Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Irish ancestry, some Black and some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | Mostly English speaking and some Spanish speaking |
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD * | GRADES |
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LEGACY H S
601 SOUTH WASHINGTON, KAUFMAN, TX 75142 (972) 962-0306 |
07-12 |
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NORMAN J H
3701 SOUTH HOUSTON ST, KAUFMAN, TX 75142 (972) 932-2410 |
07-08 |
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LUCILLE NASH INTERMEDIATE
1002 SOUTH HOUSTON ST, KAUFMAN, TX 75142 (972) 932-6415 |
05-06 |
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MONDAY PRIMARY
905 SOUTH MADISON, KAUFMAN, TX 75142 (972) 932-3513 |
01-02 |
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HELEN EDWARD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
1605 RAND RD, KAUFMAN, TX 75142 (972) 932-0800 |
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PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY
1501 ROYAL, KAUFMAN, TX 75142 (972) 932-4500 |
03-04 |
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KAUFMAN H S
3205 SOUTH HOUSTON ST, KAUFMAN, TX 75142 (972) 932-2811 |
09-12 |
* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 51.9 | 31.2 |
| BLACK (%) | 5.8 | 12.9 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 38.7 | 50.3 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 62.5 | 50.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,629 | $17,305,000 | 53.2 |
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| STUDENT | $324 | $1,211,000 | 3.7 |
| STAFF | $315 | $1,177,000 | 3.6 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $122 | $455,000 | 1.4 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $442 | $1,654,000 | 5.1 |
| OPERATION | $922 | $3,445,000 | 10.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $251 | $939,000 | 2.9 |
| OTHER | $138 | $515,000 | 1.6 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,514 | $9,396,000 | 28.9 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,563 | $5,844,000 | 18.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,707 | $32,545,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 15.8 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 22.7 |
| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO TX* | COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
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| SINCE 1990 | 80.16% | 2.59% | 5 | 4 |
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