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Waco Independent School District, TX

113,639 Population
50.6 square miles 2,245.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in McLennan County: 33.8 ±0.5
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,207 ±$3,316 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in McLennan County: $35,870 ±$2,278
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$51,940 ±$4,758 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in McLennan County: $68,446 ±$4,279
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

26% ±5.8% (28,067  ±6,402) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in McLennan County: 17% † 44,143 (±2.8% / ±7,346)
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

17.8 minutes ±1 (836,125  ±59,270) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in McLennan County: 21.2 2,358,970 (±0.5 / ±68,345)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

44,586 ±2,399 Number of households
  • McLennan County: 101,647 ±1,913
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.2 (108,048  ±5,155) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in McLennan County: 2.6 262,155 (±0.1 / ±142)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.5% ±1.1% (488  ±348) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in McLennan County: 3.2% † 2,108 (±1.2% / ±823)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

50,287 ±2,412 Number of housing units
  • McLennan County: 111,146 ±59
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$206,800 ±$23,071 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in McLennan County: $285,500 ±$10,809
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

23.1% ±4.2% (26,066  ±4,913.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in McLennan County: 16.7% † 44,639 (±2.4% / ±6,343.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

82.9% ±5.2% (54,128  ±4,541.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in McLennan County: 88.3% 147,113 (±3.8% / ±6,481.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
22.3% ±3.4% (14,523  ±2,347.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in McLennan County: 30.3% 50,564 (±2.2% / ±3,626.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.3% ±2.9% (15,072  ±3,378) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in McLennan County: 8.8% 23,690
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±1.3% (5,262  ±1,248) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in McLennan County: 6.4% † 13,249 (±1% / ±2,068)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,262 Total veterans ±1,248 4,623 Male ±1,182 639 Female ±556

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