Kaufman is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 8,388 people and five associated neighborhoods, Kaufman is the 318th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Kaufman is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.00% of the Kaufman workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Kaufman is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kaufman who work in office and administrative support (10.65%), healthcare (8.75%), and food service (7.57%). One downside of living in Kaufman, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.76 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small city, Kaufman does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Kaufman with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.51% of adults in Kaufman have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Kaufman in 2022 was $26,037, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,148 for a family of four. However, Kaufman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kaufman is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kaufman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kaufman residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 34.96% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kaufman include English, Irish, German, Czech, and European. The most common language spoken in Kaufman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
