COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thornton vs Waco
PLACE A
Thornton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Waco, Texas
Thornton is 100% smaller than Waco. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Waco has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -20%).
THORNTONWACODIFFERENCE
Total population429147,788−100% vs Waco
Population density4361,624−1,188
Population growth-20.0%11.0%−30.9 pts
Median age36.529.7+6.8
Male55.9%48.3%+7.6 pts
Female44.1%51.7%−7.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%44.2%+50.9 pts
Black1.1%19.3%−18.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%30.6%−28.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other2.1%3.9%−1.7 pts
Median household income$53,750$54,365−$615
Per capita income$21,631$30,942−$9,311
Poverty rate14.5%23.1%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.511−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher2.0%28.7%−26.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate18.0%4.6%+13.4 pts
Labor force participation50.6%62.2%−11.6 pts
Median home value$84,000$221,700−$137,700
Median gross rent$897$1,165−$268
Owner-occupied74.4%49.4%+25.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.8%11.9%+22.0 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%54.7%−41.0 pts
Average commute25.618.7+6.9
Worked from home8.3%9.7%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.7%−0.1 pts
Uninsured10.6%15.2%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025