Waco, TX

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2022 Population

140,545

2.74% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

28.8

1.03% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

24.8%

0.271% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$47,421

11.1% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$174,100

16.5% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

64,213

3.85% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Waco, TX had a population of 141k people with a median age of 28.8 and a median household income of $47,421. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Waco, TX grew from 136,800 to 140,545, a 2.74% increase and its median household income grew from $42,687 to $47,421, a 11.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Waco, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (44.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (19.8%), White (Hispanic) (15%), Two+ (Hispanic) (11.4%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.19%).

None of the households in Waco, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.5% of the residents in Waco, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Waco, TX are Baylor University (223232) (5,700 degrees awarded in 2022), Texas State Technical College (2,555 degrees), and McLennan Community College (1,793 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Waco, TX was $174,100, and the homeownership rate was 47.3%.

Most people in Waco, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Waco, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Waco, TX is home to a population of 141k people, from which 92.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 10.1% of Waco, TX residents were born outside of the country (14.1k people).

In 2022, there were 2.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (63.1k people) in Waco, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 27.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 21.1k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.5%

2022 Citizenship

92.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 92.5% of Waco, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Waco, TX was 92.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Waco, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Waco, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
63.1k ± 1.44k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
27.9k ± 1.07k
White (Hispanic)
21.1k ± 1.59k

30.4%

Hispanic Population

42.8k people

30.4% of the people in Waco, TX are hispanic (42.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Waco, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

10.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

14.1k people

10.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

14k people

As of 2022, 10.1% of Waco, TX residents (14.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Waco, TX was 10.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Waco, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,006 ± 473
Vietnam
1,914 ± 326
Gulf War (1990s)
1,139 ± 297

Waco, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Waco, TX employs 64.2k people. The largest industries in Waco, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (9,192 people), Educational Services (8,383 people), and Retail Trade (7,892 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($57,825), Utilities ($57,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($56,490).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

64.2k

2022 Value

± 2,510

3.85%

1 Year growth

± 5.26%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Waco, TX grew at a rate of 3.85%, from 61.8k employees to 64.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Waco, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,614 people), Sales & Related Occupations (6,746 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (5,227 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Waco, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

64.2k

2022 Value

± 2,510

3.85%

1 Year growth

± 5.26%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Waco, TX grew at a rate of 3.85%, from 61.8k employees to 64.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Waco, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (9,192 people), Educational Services (8,383 people), and Retail Trade (7,892 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Waco, TX, though some of these residents may live in Waco, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,056

Median earning men ± $2,037

$27,445

Median earning women ± $1,107

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,913), Public Administration ($64,591), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,196).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($46,645), Wholesale Trade ($44,132), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($43,906).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Waco, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Waco, TX awarded 10,200 degrees. The student population of Waco, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 17,827 male students and 20,688 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Waco, TX are White (5,809 and 58.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (2,082 and 20.8%), Black or African American (726 and 7.26%), and Two or More Races (478 and 4.78%).

The largest universities in Waco, TX by number of degrees awarded are Baylor University (223232) (5,700 and 55.9%), Texas State Technical College (2,555 and 25%), and McLennan Community College (1,793 and 17.6%).

The most popular majors in Waco, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (708 and 6.94%), Registered Nursing (430 and 4.22%), and Welding Technology (416 and 4.08%).

The median tuition cost in Waco, TX for private four year colleges is $51,738.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Waco, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 45.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 38,515 (46.3% men and 53.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 38,515 students enrolled in Waco, TX, 46.3% men and 53.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 19,103 records, of which 54.6% were women and 45.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
317 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
246 degrees awarded
General Marketing & Marketing Management
188 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Waco, TX was Registered Nursing with 317 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Waco, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Baylor University (223232)
5,700 degrees awarded
Texas State Technical College
2,555 degrees awarded
McLennan Community College
1,793 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Baylor University (223232) with 5,700 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 4,800 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Waco, TX, which is 0.889 times less than the 5,400 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 5,809 degrees mean that there were 2.79 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,082 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($51,738) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($480) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,625) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Waco, TX was $174,100 in 2022, which is 0.618 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $149,400 to $174,100, a 16.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Waco, TX is 47.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Waco, TX have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Waco, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Waco, TX is $47,421. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Waco, TX was Census Tract 25.04 with a value of $134,716, followed by Census Tract 40 and Census Tract 37.03, with respective values of $119,375 and $113,958.

Housing

Property

$174,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,007

$24,699

Median Property Taxes

±$1,221

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Waco, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Waco, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

47.3%

Homeownership

2022

62.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 47.3% of the housing units in Waco, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Waco, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 25.04
Census Tract 40
Census Tract 37.03

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Waco, TX was Census Tract 25.04 with a value of $134,716, followed by Census Tract 40 and Census Tract 37.03, with respective values of $119,375 and $113,958.

The following map shows all of the places in Waco, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,421

Median Household Income

± $2,113

52.3k

Number of Households

± 2,058

In 2022, the median household income of the 52.3k households in Waco, TX grew to $47,421 from the previous year's value of $42,687.

The following chart displays the households in Waco, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Waco, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.6%)
Carpooled (9.56%)
Worked At Home (7.43%)

In 2022, 77.6% of workers in Waco, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.56%) and those who worked at home (7.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Waco, TX have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.31% of the workforce in Waco, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Waco, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Waco, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Waco, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Waco, TX (32.6k out of 132k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Waco, TX is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.2% of the population of Waco, TX has health coverage, with 46.3% on employee plans, 17.5% on Medicaid, 8.55% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.83% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in McLennan County, TX see 1292 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.3% decrease from the previous year (1309 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1754 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 533 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for McLennan County, TX.

1,292 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in McLennan County, TX

Primary care physicians in McLennan County, TX see an average of 1,292 patients per year. This represents a 1.3% decrease from the previous year (1,309 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in McLennan County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 31.5% between 18 and 34 years, 29.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.8%

Uninsured

46.3%

Employer Coverage

17.5%

Medicaid

8.55%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.83%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Waco, TX declined by 1.14% from 14.9% to 14.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Waco, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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