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West, TX

2,571 Population
1.7 square miles 1,506.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±7.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Waco, TX Metro Area: 35 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$26,524 ±$4,372 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Waco, TX Metro Area: $32,998 ±$752
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$52,292 ±$8,428 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Waco, TX Metro Area: $63,880 ±$1,650
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

14.6% ±7% (346  ±166) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Waco, TX Metro Area: 16.5% 47,362 (±1% / ±2,874)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

24.7 minutes ±3.5 (24,035  ±5,315) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Waco, TX Metro Area: 21.6 2,635,130 (±0.6 / ±78,610)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

942 ±167 Number of households
  • the Waco, TX Metro Area: 109,442 ±811
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.5 ±0.5 (2,396  ±20) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Waco, TX Metro Area: 2.6 287,661 (±0 / ±223)
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

6.8% ±5.5% (41  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Waco, TX Metro Area: 5.3% † 3,854 (±0.7% / ±479)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Housing

971 ±173 Number of housing units
  • the Waco, TX Metro Area: 123,987 ±133
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$164,700 ±$29,248 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Waco, TX Metro Area: $209,600 ±$4,974
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

22.7% ±17.5% (577  ±446.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Waco, TX Metro Area: 15.7% 46,497 (±1% / ±2,912.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

82% ±16.7% (1,321  ±186.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Waco, TX Metro Area: 87.9% 164,999 (±1.7% / ±3,136.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
19% ±5.4% (306  ±97.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Waco, TX Metro Area: 26.4% 49,630 (±1% / ±1,905.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

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

6.9% ±2.1% (176  ±55) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Waco, TX Metro Area: 8.2% 24,389
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

5% ±2.1% (93  ±42) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Waco, TX Metro Area: 7.4% 16,765 (±0.5% / ±1,057)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
93 Total veterans ±42 89 Male ±40 4 Female ±7

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