COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waco vs Dallas
PLACE A
Waco, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Dallas, Pennsylvania
Waco is 5404% larger than Dallas. Dallas earns more, with a median household income $36,685 higher. Waco has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -4%).
WACODALLASDIFFERENCE
Total population147,7882,685+5404% vs Dallas
Population density1,6241,166+458
Population growth11.0%-3.9%+14.9 pts
Median age29.738.3−8.6
Male48.3%45.8%+2.5 pts
Female51.7%54.2%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born10.5%3.3%+7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.2%86.8%−42.6 pts
Black19.3%0.1%+19.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.6%2.9%+27.8 pts
Asian2.1%2.7%−0.6 pts
Other3.9%7.5%−3.6 pts
Median household income$54,365$91,050−$36,685
Per capita income$30,942$49,871−$18,929
Poverty rate23.1%16.7%+6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5110.490+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%58.3%−29.6 pts
Graduate degree11.5%29.4%−17.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%5.4%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation62.2%66.7%−4.5 pts
Median home value$221,700$257,800−$36,100
Median gross rent$1,165$1,097+$68
Owner-occupied49.4%75.9%−26.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%6.8%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households54.7%39.9%+14.8 pts
Average commute18.725.0−6.3
Worked from home9.7%15.0%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.3%+0.4 pts
Uninsured15.2%3.0%+12.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025