Waco, TX Demographic Data
Waco, TX Summary
Waco is located in Mclennan County in Texas
- Population: 127,003
- Area: 101.26 sq. miles
- Land Area: 88.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: 12.30 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,254.20 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 521.33 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Waco, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
69,216
52%
50.8
Male
65,206
49%
49.2
Total Population
134,422
323,128,000
Waco, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8,523
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8,939
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8,482
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
13,918
10.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
19,313
14.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
17,867
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
14,088
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
14,131
10.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,493
4.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,206
4.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
9,232
6.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,048
3.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,182
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
103,743
77.2%
77.2
Female
53,896
52.0%
51.3
Male
49,847
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
90,508
67.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
19,748
14.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
16,462
12.2%
15.2
Female
10,137
61.6%
55.8
Male
6,325
38.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0
Waco, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
130,919
97.4%
96.8
White
90,117
67.0%
72.6
Black or African American
30,745
22.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
640
0.5%
0.8
Asian
2,498
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
120
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
173
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
122
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
190
0.1%
0.2
Korean
1,132
0.8%
0.4
Vietnamese
123
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
638
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
149
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
6,770
5.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,503
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
43,487
32.4%
17.8
Mexican
39,333
29.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
504
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
113
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,537
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
90,935
67.6%
82.2
Waco, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,795
7.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
10,432
13.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
20,405
27.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
16,587
22.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
6,145
8.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
9,115
12.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
6,768
9.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
16,227
21.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
59,020
78.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
15,883
21.1%
31.2
Waco, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
47,002
43.3%
33.7%
Now Married
38,873
35.8%
47.5
Divorced
13,576
12.5%
11.0%
Separated
2,619
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
6,408
5.9
5.8%
Waco, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
95,706
76.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
30,193
24.0%
21.6%
Spanish
26,968
21.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
782
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,812
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
631
0.5%
1.1%
Waco, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,282
11.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,333
6.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7,285
15.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
6,708
14.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7,224
15.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
6,991
14.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4,442
9.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,606
7.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,539
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,556
3.2%
6.4
Median household income
37,722
57,617
Per capita income
22,348
31,128
Waco, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
778
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6,532
10.7%
9.8
Construction
4,404
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
17,711
28.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,444
5.6%
6.6
Information
702
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
6,157
10.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,077
6.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,857
6.3%
11.4
Public administration
2,216
3.6%
4.6
Retail trade
8,586
14.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,912
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
945
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,454
10.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
19,669
32.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,026
13.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
14,203
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
12,969
21.1%
18.1%
Waco, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
59,805
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
46,552
77.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,168
13.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
362
0.6%
5.1
Walked
1,712
2.9%
2.7
Other means
1,368
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
1,643
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.2
26.6
Waco, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,234
8.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
19,871
41.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
15,416
32.1%
37.1
3 or more
8,445
17.6%
21.0
Waco, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
47,966
86.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
22,216
46.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
25,750
53.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,835
14.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Waco, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
55,801
1 room
834
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
1,647
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
6,772
12.1%
9.1
4 rooms
10,746
19.3%
16.5
5 rooms
14,370
25.8%
19.8
6 rooms
10,570
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
5,005
9.0%
12.0
8 rooms
3,194
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,663
4.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Waco, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
55,801
1-unit, detached
34,182
61.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,022
1.8%
5.9
2-units
2,310
4.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,834
6.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4,467
8.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,282
7.7%
4.4
20 or more units
5,432
9.7%
9.0
Mobile home
272
0.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Waco, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,140
7.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,344
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
9,771
17.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7,045
12.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
11,637
20.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,416
9.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,022
7.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
7,656
13.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,713
3.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,057
1.9%
1.4%
Waco, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Waco, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
12,954
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
90
0.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
348
2.7%
10.3%
Less than $500
352
2.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,181
9.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,349
10.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
4,160
32.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,474
42.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,079
39.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,152
16.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,315
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,198
9.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,210
24.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Waco, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
25,128
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
40
0.2%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
339
1.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,283
5.1%
11.9%
Less than $500
3,622
14.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,249
16.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
15,595
62.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
622
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
802
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,546
14.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,524
10.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,268
13.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,448
9.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,718
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
11,242
45.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,004
0.0%
0.0%
Waco, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
22,216
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,226
10.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7,612
34.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,485
24.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,492
11.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,477
11.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,035
4.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
621
2.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
268
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
113,300
205,000
