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Waxahachie Independent School District, TX

64,054 Population
189.2 square miles 338.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±3.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Ellis County: 36.5 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,430 ±$5,542 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Ellis County: $41,056 ±$2,064
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,374 ±$11,390 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Ellis County: $100,052 ±$4,092
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.4% ±4.5% (5,237  ±2,859) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ellis County: 6.4% † 14,761 (±2% / ±4,683)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.6 minutes ±1.5 (735,115  ±51,747) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ellis County: 30.3 2,773,905 (±0.8 / ±97,686)
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

22,822 ±2,118 Number of households
  • Ellis County: 78,207 ±1,421
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.3 (62,348  ±5,221) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ellis County: 2.9 230,038 (±0.1 / ±67)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

12% ±5.5% (1,731  ±840) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ellis County: 9.1% † 5,332 (±2.5% / ±1,454)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

24,043 ±2,247 Number of housing units
  • Ellis County: 81,686 ±85
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$361,400 ±$19,222 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Ellis County: $378,700 ±$10,870
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.3% ±3.7% (7,778  ±2,388.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ellis County: 9.7% † 22,183 (±1.9% / ±4,420.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.5% ±5.5% (39,503  ±4,060.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ellis County: 91.1% 136,686 (±4.6% / ±7,011.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
35.4% ±5.3% (15,260  ±2,609.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ellis County: 32.7% 49,082 (±2.8% / ±4,160.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • a little less than 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

9.2% ±2.9% (5,900  ±1,934) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ellis County: 8.2% 18,968
  • about half the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±1.8% (2,621  ±905) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Ellis County: 6.3% † 10,780 (±0.9% / ±1,614)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,621 Total veterans ±905 1,904 Male ±726 717 Female ±744

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