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Heart of Texas COG--McLennan County-Waco City (Central) PUMA, TX

115,255 Population
42.7 square miles 2,700.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.5 ±1.6 Median age
  • 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

$28,341 ±$3,117 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$51,666 ±$5,338 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

27.1% ±5.8% (29,801  ±6,501) Persons below poverty line
  • about 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 (828,070  ±59,010) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • 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

44,082 ±2,560 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.2 (109,782  ±5,278) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.5% ±1% (488  ±348) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

49,997 ±2,513 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$204,300 ±$22,737 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

22.2% ±4.1% (25,417  ±4,815.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

82.6% ±5.4% (53,934  ±4,519.9) High school grad or higher
  • 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)
21.5% ±3.3% (14,066  ±2,305.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 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)

27.8% ±3.5% (28,303  ±3,596.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.1% 9,913,836 (±0.1% / ±38,273.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

13.1% ±2.9% (15,072  ±3,378) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.6% ±1.3% (5,196  ±1,253) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of 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)
5,196 Total veterans ±1,253 4,557 Male ±1,193 639 Female ±556

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