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Texas·McLennan County
40 tracts·142K people·$222K median·1,557/mi²
White 44 · Hispanic 31 · Black 19 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 38 · Living alone 32 · Other 30
Health 32 · Manufacturing 18 · Professional 18 · Retail 15 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 21 · Service 19 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Waco is $221,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Waco has 143,570 residents across 32 census tracts and 27 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 29.7; the population is 44.2% White, 30.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Black, 3.4% Multiracial, 2.1% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 28.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.1% (Census ACS).
CHAPEL PARK EL (63%), HILLCREST PDS MAGNET (44%) and LAKE AIR MONTESSORI SCHOOL (41%) lead the elementary schools; RIVER VALLEY MIDDLE (73%), CHINA SPRING INT (58%) and TENNYSON MIDDLE (34%) lead the middle schools; MIDWAY H S (67%), CHINA SPRING H S (62%) and PAUL AND JANE MEYER PUBLIC H S (58%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,165/month, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Waco is $54,365 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Waco, median rent is $1,165/month and the median home value is $221,700 (Census ACS).
Waco reported 5.1 violent crimes and 26.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Waco are tornado (90), hail (79) and cold wave (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Waco, 3.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).