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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Waco Metro

Waco, TX · 3 counties · 270,984 residents · 2,785 sq mi
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With 270,984 people, Waco is a metro area. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $97,444. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 34.0, younger than the US median of 37.2. 20.4% of people across the metro live below the federal poverty line. The average commute runs 20 minutes.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 37.2
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
270,984
+9%since 2000
from 249,297 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
97 / sq mi
+9%since 2000
from 90 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
34.0
+3%since 2000
from 32.9 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
2,785 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
214K238K262K286K310K19902000201020202024Waco
2024302K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.9%(18,727)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.9%(18,648)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.9%(18,563)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 198.5%(22,959)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 249.3%(25,214)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3412.7%(34,375)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4411.5%(31,166)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.1%(35,515)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411%(29,839)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 747%(18,910)
US avg: 7%
75 to 844.4%(11,960)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.9%(5,108)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$40,350
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,083 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$20,319
+20%since 2000
from $16,980 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
23.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.2% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
20.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.459
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.4%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade12.2%
US avg: 10.9%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 7%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.7%
US avg: 4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.4%
US avg: 1.4%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$97,444
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $64,167 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$715
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $483 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
61.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 62.3% in 2000
38.1% rent
Vacancy rate
13.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.69 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.67 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
23.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 22.5% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
2.4
+2%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic65.3%(162,879)
Black15%(37,449)
Hispanic / Latino17.4%(43,278)
Asian0.9%(2,275)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic59.9%(162,377)
Black14.3%(38,632)
Hispanic / Latino22.9%(62,113)
Asian1.2%(3,212)
Other1.4%(3,879)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican19.8%(52,531)
Puerto Rican0.5%(1,244)
Central American0.4%(1,025)
Spaniard0.3%(686)
Salvadoran0.3%(666)
Venezuelan0.1%(213)
Panamanian0.1%(131)
Cuban0%(104)
Honduran0%(42)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0%(29)
Dominican0%(19)
Bolivian0%(15)
Chilean0%(14)
Argentine0%(13)
Peruvian0%(11)
Ancestry
German15.8%(41,939)
Irish11.2%(29,842)
American8.9%(23,772)
English8.3%(21,947)
Czech2.5%(6,724)
Scotch-Irish2.1%(5,670)
French2.1%(5,489)
Scottish1.8%(4,676)
Italian1.5%(4,109)
Dutch1.3%(3,506)
Polish1.2%(3,223)
Norwegian1%(2,608)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.6%(1,508)
Welsh0.5%(1,266)
British0.3%(820)
Russian0.2%(562)
Danish0.2%(559)
Arab0.2%(489)
Swiss0.2%(485)
Greek0.1%(390)
West Indian0.1%(299)
Nigerian0.1%(289)
Romanian0.1%(260)
Hungarian0.1%(208)
Portuguese0.1%(184)
Finnish0.1%(176)
Austrian0.1%(172)
Jordanian0.1%(141)
Lebanese0.1%(136)
Israeli0.1%(131)
Ukrainian0%(123)
Australian0.1%(121)
Lithuanian0%(112)
Syrian0%(102)
Ethiopian0%(81)
Canadian0%(78)
Serbian0%(78)
Croatian0%(74)
Belgian0%(73)
Slovak0%(63)
Brazilian0%(56)
Iranian0%(49)
Slovene0%(38)
Jamaican0%(37)
Kenyan0%(30)
Armenian0%(28)
Egyptian0%(24)
Turkish0%(23)
Haitian0%(19)
Moroccan0%(12)
Barbadian0%(10)
Latvian0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 18.1% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
79.8%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 75.8% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
6.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 6.8% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.6 min
+44%since 2000
from 13.6 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 80.2% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
12.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
2.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
6.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
14.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.4% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
30.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
7.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
10.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married38.1%(44,944)
Married50.6%(59,654)
Widowed2.9%(3,398)
Divorced8.4%(9,865)
Women 15+
Never married32.1%(40,309)
Married47.1%(59,072)
Widowed8.6%(10,735)
Divorced12.3%(15,390)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
14.6%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 53.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 17.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 64.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 33.1% 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)31.2%(5,324)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.3%(4,315)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.5%(5,040)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(589)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(189)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 17,066 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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In this metro

Largest cities

WacoCENTRAL147,788Hewitt16,754Robinson13,028Bellmead10,592Woodway9,753Lacy-Lakeview7,240Marlin5,599Clifton3,523West2,629Willow Grove2,080Beverly Hills1,835Lorena1,817Moody1,650Laguna Park1,596Bruceville-Eddy1,483Meridian1,403Rosebud1,344Valley Mills1,293Gholson1,274China Spring1,126Riesel1,061Crawford934Walnut Springs907Golinda704Chilton698Lott686Morgan475Hallsburg455Leroy361Iredell314

The 30 most populous of 34 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

3 component counties

McLennan CountyCENTRAL272,020Bosque County18,918Falls County17,869
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Waco, TX?

Waco, TX has about 270,984 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Waco, TX?

The typical household in Waco, TX earns about $40,350 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Waco, TX expensive?

In Waco, TX, the median home is worth about $97,444, and the typical rent is about $715 a month.

How educated are people in Waco, TX?

About 19.5% of adults age 25 and over in Waco, TX hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Waco, TX?

About 20.4% of people in Waco, TX live below the federal poverty line.

Has Waco, TX grown since 1990?

Yes, Waco, TX has grown since 1990. The population has added about 49,024 residents, a change of about 22 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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