The city of Kaufman’s slogan — “We’re Growing Places” — rings true according to newly released population estimates that show its county booming. Kaufman...
along with nearby unincorporated areas. Forney Independent School District has prepared to add 20,000 students in the next decade,Additionally, buyers are looking to unincorporated county land to build their own ranches, for a slice of country life, Simmons said. The commute to downtown Dallas from the county seat is about 45 minutes, she said.
The county’s main goal, however, is building more hospitals capable of providing major surgical care, especially for older residents.According to the 2021 5-Year Census estimates, Kaufman is now 71.7% white, 13.6% Black, and 1.3% Asian, with 3.9% identifying as another race and 9.5% identifying as two or more races. In the county, 23.7% — or 33,145 people — identify as Hispanic or Latino, which the Census tracks separately as an ethnicity, not a race.
“We didn’t have a lot of diversity,” she said. “And now that we do, we’re more in step with how the world really is.” “That’s not because the Texans are changing dramatically,” Potter said. “It’s simply because of the way we’re completing the form … and the way the Census Bureau is processing it. That’s not to say there aren’t more multi-race people in Texas because there are.”
An increase in young people is playing a role in the county’s growth over the past five years, according to estimates. People ages 25-34 and 35-44 years old each increased by 20% in Kaufman.
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