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Poetry, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Poetry is a Census town of 1,642 people across 4.05 square miles of land, lying across Hunt County and Kaufman County. Median household income is $95,357, 95.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Poetry
What Poetry is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.05 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land406 plus or minus 135
- County holding the largest share of its areaHunt County, 65.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inHunt County 65.4 percent, Kaufman County 34.6 percent
Poetry crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poetry
How many people live in Poetry
- Population1,642 plus or minus 546
- Median age44.7
- Population under 18469 plus or minus 196
- Share under 1828.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over324 plus or minus 82
- Share 65 and over19.7 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Households508 plus or minus 116
- Family households404 plus or minus 102
- Share of households that are families79.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poetry
Income and work in Poetry
- Median household income$95,357 plus or minus $26,445
- Per capita income$39,341
- Civilian labor force804 plus or minus 254
- Employed757 plus or minus 263
- Unemployed47 plus or minus 59
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over1,057 plus or minus 230
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.1 percent plus or minus 29.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.0 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poetry
Housing in Poetry
- Housing units519 plus or minus 116
- Occupied units508 plus or minus 116
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied487 plus or minus 112
- Renter occupied21 plus or minus 21
- Ownership rate95.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$367,100 plus or minus $137,694
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,114 plus or minus $595
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.6 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Single family units468 plus or minus 112
- Share single family90.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more0.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Mobile homes48 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poetry
How Poetry gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute565 plus or minus 174
- Commuting under 15 minutes176 plus or minus 110
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.2 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more275 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.7 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone70.8 percent plus or minus 33.2
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home25.0 percent plus or minus 16.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hunt County, not Poetry
Hunt County context, not Poetry figures
- Establishments in Hunt County1,854
- Covered employment, Hunt County32,990
- Average annual pay, Hunt County$61,586
- Housing units permitted, Hunt County1,287
Every figure in this section is published for Hunt County as a whole and is not a measurement of Poetry.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Poetry questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Poetry, Texas?
1,642, in 508 households. Poetry town covers 4.05 square miles of land, which is 406 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Poetry in?
Poetry lies in more than one. By area it is 65.4 percent in Hunt County, 34.6 percent in Kaufman County. This page sits under Hunt County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Poetry?
$95,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $367,100. Median gross rent is $2,114 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Poetry figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hunt County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Poetry.
Is zoning published for Poetry?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.