CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waco

North Carolina · 316 residents · 0.84 sq mi

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Waco is home to 316 people in North Carolina. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $47,300. The median age is 29.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 16%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

316

−4%vs 2000

vs 328 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.4

−25%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024171

Age distribution, 1990

Under 513.6%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(17)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(23)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(51)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(52)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(28)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(25)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(9)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,500

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,031 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2023

Per capita income

$8,785

−56%vs 2000

vs $20,081 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

+6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,300

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$325

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $450 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.5%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

29.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.5%(264)

Black18.3%(60)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.2%(247)

Black21.8%(69)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American0.6%(1)

Colombian0.6%(1)

Ancestry

American26.9%(46)

German26.3%(45)

Irish4.1%(7)

Scotch-Irish3.5%(6)

Scottish3.5%(6)

Dutch1.2%(2)

English1.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.3%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.4 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 17.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.2%(24)

Married57.1%(44)

Widowed7.8%(6)

Divorced3.9%(3)

Women 15+

Never married16.7%(13)

Married60.3%(47)

Widowed5.1%(4)

Divorced17.9%(14)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−19.7 ptssince 2013

from 30.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.8%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

50.3%

+13.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.3%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.8%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.4%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era95.8%(23)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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