Waco city, TX

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 140,545 ( 15,740 from 2010 )
Land area: 88.7 square miles
Population density: 1583.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	63,086	44.89%	10.3%
Black:	27,882	19.84%	6.5%
Indian:	199	0.14%	35.8%
Asian:	2,708	1.93%	23.3%
2+ races:	3,741	2.66%	110.9%
Hispanic:	42,774	30.43%	15.8%

Total non-White:	77,459	55.11%	14.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	5,869	5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,871	9.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
124,805
57,217	45.85%
26,184	20.98%
310	0.25%
2,197	1.76%
1,774	1.42%
36,947	29.60%
67,588	54.15%

2000
114,032
58,289	51.12%
25,548	22.40%
428	0.38%
1,532	1.34%
1,299	1.14%
26,876	23.57%
55,743	48.88%

1990
103,590
61,904	59.76%
23,803	22.98%
224	0.22%
937	0.90%
n/a
16,722	16.14%
41,686	40.24%

1980
101,262
67,549	66.71%
21,973	21.70%
190	0.19%
300	0.30%
n/a
11,169	11.03%
33,713	33.29%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,072	-0.9
11,845	10.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-3,615	-3.5
14,057	13.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-5,645	-5.6
7,973	7.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Waco city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
28.8
32,674	23.2%
107,871	76.8%
18,142	12.9%

52,256
2.52

29,686	56.8%
18,765	63.2%
4,944	16.7%
22,570	43.2%

2010
Number	Percent
28.2
30,829	24.7%
93,976	75.3%
14,075	11.3%

46,402
2.52

27,115	58.4%
16,715	61.6%
4,740	17.5%
19,287	41.6%

2000
Number	Percent
28.5
29,093	25.5%
84,939	74.5%
15,591	13.7%

42,279
2.50

24,906	58.9%
16,807	67.5%
3,973	16.0%
17,373	41.1%

1990
Number	Percent
29.3
25,268	24.4%
78,322	75.6%
15,316	14.8%

39,406
2.46

24,186	61.4%
17,388	71.9%
3,450	14.3%
15,220	38.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
24,991	24.7%
76,271	75.3%
14,400	14.2%

37,704
2.50

24,985	66.3%
19,553	78.3%
2,878	11.5%
12,719	33.7%

2022 Housing Data for Waco city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,529	10.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,236	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,175	6.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,960	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,683	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,760	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,239	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,441	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,333	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,615	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,574	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,797	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,724	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,383	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,387	4.6%
$200,000 or more	2,420	4.6%

Median Household Income	47,421
Per Capita Income	26,825

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,868	5.5%
Public Assistance	1,345	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,507	16.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	41,852	64.1%
Unemployed	2,330	3.6%
In Armed Forces	55	0.1%

Total Labor Force	44,237	67.7%
Not in Labor Force	21,073	32.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,328	20,983	52.6%
Non-Profit	2,456	3,938	38.4%
Self-Employed	3,010	1,881	61.5%

Local Government	1,331	2,095	38.8%
State Government	1,096	2,155	33.7%
Federal Government	1,139	635	64.2%

Total Private + Self	26,338	22,864	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,022	8,823	40.6%
Total	32,360	31,687	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,668	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,360	22.4%
Professional, Technical	14,216	22.1%
Service Occupations	12,537	19.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	248	0.4%
All others	15,432	24.0%

White Collar		56.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,192	14.3%
Educational services	8,383	13.1%
Retail trade	7,892	12.3%
Accommodation and food services	6,853	10.7%
Manufacturing	6,476	10.1%
Construction	4,159	6.5%
Other services	3,173	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,867	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2,856	4.4%
Finance and insurance	2,578	4.0%
Public administration	2,531	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,255	3.5%
Wholesale trade	1,344	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	979	1.5%
Information	782	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	713	1.1%
Utilities	505	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	368	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	222	0.3%
Management	85	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	38,090	27.10%
Puerto Rican	1,019	0.73%
Cuban	435	0.31%
Dominican	8	0.01%

Total Central American	1,082	0.77%
Costa Rican	9	0.01%
Guatemalan	370	0.26%
Honduran	520	0.37%
Nicaraguan	6	0.00%
Panamanian	33	0.02%
Salvadoran	144	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	447	0.32%
Argentinean	41	0.03%
Bolivian	31	0.02%
Chilean	42	0.03%
Colombian	109	0.08%
Ecuadorian	34	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	84	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	106	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,693	1.20%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	804	0.57%
Indian	587	0.42%
Laotian	351	0.25%
Korean	315	0.22%
Vietnamese	196	0.14%
Filipino	193	0.14%
Thai	42	0.03%
Japanese	38	0.03%
Taiwanese	17	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	100,748	77.1%
Spanish	26,611	20.4%
Other Indo-European	793	0.6%
Other Asian	515	0.4%
Chinese	488	0.4%
German, other Germanic	411	0.3%
Other	343	0.3%
Korean	211	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	190	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	15,890	11.3%
Irish	10,178	7.2%
English	10,166	7.2%
American	4,150	3.0%
Italian	2,571	1.8%
Scottish	2,107	1.5%
French	1,975	1.4%
Czech	1,695	1.2%
European	1,439	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,262	0.9%
Polish	1,112	0.8%
African	1,018	0.7%
Norwegian	899	0.6%
British	879	0.6%
Welsh	662	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	130,008	92.5%
Not a citizen	10,537	7.5%

Native	126,384	89.9%
Foreign-born	14,161	10.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,780	6.0%	7,076	8.9%	20,636	26.1%	24,561	31.0%	13,350	16.9%	8,778	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,780	6.0%
9-12 Years	7,076	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	20,636	26.1%
Some College	24,561	31.0%
Bach. Degree	13,350	16.9%
Grad Degree	8,778	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +4,374	D +1,276	D + 3.5%
D +5,650
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	42%	Joe Biden (D)	22,022	49.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	21,638	48.6%	883	2.0%	44,543	-3	2	0.39%
2016	36%	Donald Trump (R)	17,264	47.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	16,372	45.0%	2,717	7.5%	36,353	-5	2	0.40%

2020 President, Waco city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

22,022

49.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

21,638

48.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

699

1.6%

Other

184

0.4%

TOTAL

44,543

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Waco city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

16,372

45.0%

Donald Trump (R)

17,264

47.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,308

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

289

0.8%

Other

1,120

3.1%

TOTAL

36,353

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waco city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	41%	John Cornyn* (R)	22,074	50.8%	Mary Hegar (D)	19,960	45.9%	1,442 [+]	3.3%	43,476	-3	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 1,080 (2.5%); David Collins (Green) 362 (0.8%);
2018	S1	33%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	17,267	50.8%	Ted Cruz* (R)	16,442	48.4%	254 [+]	0.7%	33,963	-2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 254 (0.7%);
2018	G	33%	Greg Abbott* (R)	18,170	53.5%	Lupe Valdez (D)	15,249	44.9%	543 [+]	1.6%	33,962	-2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 543 (1.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	59,427
Median Value	$174,100

Occupied	52,256	87.9%
Vacant	7,171	12.1%

Owned	24,699	47.3%
Rented	27,557	52.7%
Median Rent	$1,038

Single-Family Units	36,488	61.4%
Detached	34,862	58.7%
Attached	1,626	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,450	27.7%
Mobile Homes	680	1.1%

Waco city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waco city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Waco city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waco city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Waco city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waco city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waco city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waco city, TX