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Getting help in Kaufman County
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The ACS estimates about 7,170, give or take 770 civilian veterans in Kaufman County.
By ACS estimates, Kaufman County has the 36th largest veteran population among Texas's 254 counties.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Kaufman County
Texas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
33 percent
below the Texas share; above the national share.
36 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
17 percent
below the Texas share; above the national share.
19 percent
13 percent
Kaufman County has about 1,150, give or take 186 veterans 75 and older, making up 16 percent of its veterans compared with 20 percent in Texas.
Veterans under 35 in Kaufman County number about 862, give or take 282; their 12 percent share is above Texas's 11 percent.
Kaufman County has about 792, give or take 260 women veterans, making up 11 percent of its veterans compared with 12 percent in Texas.
Income, work and education in Kaufman County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Kaufman County
Texas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$63,283 ± $5,409
$58,337 ± $490
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$40,793 ± $1,329
$39,496 ± $171
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
4.0% ± 1.8 points
7.0% ± 0.2 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
32.7% ± 5.0 points
31.1% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
80.3% ± 3.2 points
75.0% ± 0.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
6.8% ± 4.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
93.2% ± 2.5 points
95.7% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
29.1% ± 5.0 points
34.4% ± 0.4 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects slightly fewer veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 8,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Kaufman County
VA reports 4,681 veterans in Kaufman County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
544
30 to 40 percent
359
50 to 60 percent
473
70 to 90 percent
1,464
100 percent
1,841
FY2019: 1,938 recipients. Change to FY2025: +2,743.
In 2025, lenders reported 703 VA-backed home loans out of 5,876 home loans made in Kaufman County (12.0% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.
These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another county.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
Veterans experiencing homelessness
On one night in January 2024, Texas Balance of State (BoS) CoC counted 568 veterans experiencing homelessness (229 sheltered, 339 unsheltered).
TX-607 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid). This Balance of State area covers communities outside separate local CoCs.
The HUD workbook reports 324 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Heartland (unincorporated community): about 10,607 residents
Travis Ranch (unincorporated community): about 9,025 residents
Kaufman (city): about 8,538 residents
More places (14)
Mabank (town): about 5,187 residents
Crandall (city): about 4,763 residents
Talty (town): about 2,881 residents
Combine (city): about 2,785 residents
Poetry (town): about 1,642 residents
Elmo (unincorporated community): about 1,379 residents
Kemp (city): about 1,302 residents
Oak Ridge (town): about 1,192 residents
Scurry (town): about 702 residents
Post Oak Bend (city): about 651 residents
Oak Grove (town): about 615 residents
Rosser (village): about 469 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Grays Prairie (village): about 334 residents
Cottonwood (city): about 254 residents
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
Qualifying Texas veterans rated 100 percent or paid at that rate through individual unemployability receive a full residence homestead property tax exemption.
Texas offers eligible spouses and dependents of veterans rated 100 percent permanent and total up to 150 credit hours of tuition exemption.
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