2024 population: 307,123 ( 11,343 from 2020)
Land area: 2785.1 square miles
Population density: 110.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	169,325	55.13%	0.8%
Black:	41,753	13.59%	1.5%
Indian:	1,059	0.34%	2.1%
Asian:	5,907	1.92%	24.8%
2+ races:	5,878	1.91%	18.0%
Hispanic:	83,201	27.09%	9.6%

Total non-White:	137,798	44.87%	7.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	15,557	13.1
Deaths:	13,774	11.6
Net Migration:	6,909	5.8
Net Immigration:	2,549	2.2

Change in White population:	1,324	0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,019	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
295,780
168,001	56.80%
41,116	13.90%
1,037	0.35%
4,735	1.60%
4,983	1.68%
75,908	25.66%
127,779	43.20%

2010
270,984
162,377	59.92%
38,632	14.26%
838	0.31%
3,308	1.22%
3,448	1.27%
62,113	22.92%
108,607	40.08%

2000
249,297
162,879	65.34%
37,449	15.02%
779	0.31%
2,357	0.95%
2,385	0.96%
43,278	17.36%
86,418	34.66%

1990
221,960
159,352	71.79%
34,324	15.46%
477	0.21%
1,484	0.67%
n/a
26,323	11.86%
62,608	28.21%

1980
202,102
151,748	75.08%
32,142	15.90%
404	0.20%
543	0.27%
n/a
17,106	8.46%
50,354	24.92%

1970
175,819
134,600	76.56%
27,426	15.60%
135	0.08%
163	0.09%
n/a
12,938	7.36%
41,219	23.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
35,706	13.2
23,388	8.6
6,771	2.5
2,657	1.0

5,624	2.1
19,172	7.1

Number	Rate
2000's
35,133	14.1
22,898	9.2
2,737	1.1
5,206	2.1

-502	-0.2
22,189	8.9

Number	Rate
1990's
35,720	16.1
24,440	11.0
4,119	1.9
3,632	1.6

3,527	1.6
23,810	10.7

Number	Rate
1980's
34,509	17.1
22,271	11.0
8,990	4.4
n/a

7,604	3.8
12,254	6.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
16,663	9.5
n/a

17,148	9.8
9,135	5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
35.1
71,245	23.2%
235,878	76.8%
48,897	15.9%

111,178
2.61

72,956	65.6%
52,951	72.6%
7,354	10.1%
38,222	34.4%

2010
Number	Percent
68.2
-135,398	-50.0%
406,382	150.0%
71,956	26.6%

200,896
2.58

133,916	66.7%
95,238	71.1%
16,238	12.1%
66,980	33.3%

2000
Number	Percent
33.3
66,087	26.5%
183,210	73.5%
34,465	13.8%

92,155
2.58

62,409	67.7%
47,684	76.4%
6,638	10.6%
29,746	32.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
57,518	25.9%
164,442	74.1%
32,630	14.7%

82,592
2.57

57,377	69.5%
45,591	79.5%
5,576	9.7%
25,215	30.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
53,509	26.5%
148,593	73.5%
30,157	14.9%

74,219
2.61

53,366	71.9%
44,457	83.3%
4,314	8.1%
20,853	28.1%

2024 Housing Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,254	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,358	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,715	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,028	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,018	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,484	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,649	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,536	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,596	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,260	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,672	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,706	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,320	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,327	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,135	7.3%
$200,000 or more	9,120	8.2%

Median Household Income	66,259
Per Capita Income	34,929

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,823	4.3%
Public Assistance	2,188	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,098	12.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	95,630	68.8%
Unemployed	4,923	3.5%
In Armed Forces	149	0.1%

Total Labor Force	100,702	72.5%
Not in Labor Force	38,251	27.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	51,912	42,522	55.0%
Non-Profit	5,205	7,230	41.9%
Self-Employed	8,087	4,365	64.9%

Local Government	3,960	6,227	38.9%
State Government	1,940	4,318	31.0%
Federal Government	2,278	1,536	59.7%

Total Private + Self	59,999	46,887	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,383	19,311	40.9%
Total	73,382	66,198	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%
Pct. Private + Self	76.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,112	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	29,772	21.3%
Professional, Technical	31,186	22.3%
Service Occupations	23,626	16.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	602	0.4%
All others	36,220	25.9%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,757	13.4%
Retail trade	17,519	12.5%
Educational services	16,582	11.9%
Manufacturing	14,302	10.2%
Construction	11,308	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	10,826	7.7%
Transportation and warehousing	7,658	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,651	4.8%
Public administration	6,407	4.6%
Other services	6,129	4.4%
Finance and insurance	5,674	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,965	3.5%
Wholesale trade	3,630	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,211	1.6%
Utilities	1,887	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,682	1.2%
Information	1,557	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,364	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	664	0.5%
Management	143	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	70,832	23.45%
Puerto Rican	1,923	0.64%
Cuban	540	0.18%
Dominican	32	0.01%

Total Central American	2,213	0.73%
Costa Rican	86	0.03%
Guatemalan	69	0.02%
Honduran	858	0.28%
Nicaraguan	292	0.10%
Panamanian	77	0.03%
Salvadoran	831	0.28%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	619	0.20%
Argentinean	40	0.01%
Bolivian	37	0.01%
Chilean	60	0.02%
Colombian	181	0.06%
Ecuadorian	60	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	132	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	109	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,502	1.16%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	1,226	0.41%
Indian	934	0.31%
Chinese	763	0.25%
Cambodian	761	0.25%
Korean	476	0.16%
Filipino	448	0.15%
Laotian	261	0.09%
Japanese	72	0.02%
Thai	51	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	229,587	81.0%
Spanish	47,231	16.7%
Other Indo-European	1,475	0.5%
Vietnamese	1,154	0.4%
German, other Germanic	810	0.3%
Other Asian	558	0.2%
Chinese	495	0.2%
Other	476	0.2%
Korean	361	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	38,999	12.9%
English	30,236	10.0%
Irish	25,598	8.5%
American	12,587	4.2%
Czech	6,451	2.1%
Italian	5,855	1.9%
Scottish	5,068	1.7%
French	4,667	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	3,313	1.1%
European	3,151	1.0%
Norwegian	2,498	0.8%
Polish	2,460	0.8%
Swedish	1,499	0.5%
Dutch	1,487	0.5%
Welsh	1,351	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	284,143	94.1%
Not a citizen	17,902	5.9%

Native	276,905	91.7%
Foreign-born	25,140	8.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,432	5.0%	13,431	7.1%	52,537	27.7%	62,255	32.8%	31,838	16.8%	20,402	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,432	5.0%
9-12 Years	13,431	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	52,537	27.7%
Some College	62,255	32.8%
Bach. Degree	31,838	16.8%
Grad Degree	20,402	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	212,134	197,864	14,270	6.7%
1991	213,202	198,156	15,046	7.1%
1992	215,620	201,502	14,118	6.5%
1993	217,906	205,330	12,576	5.8%
1994	222,318	211,542	10,776	4.8%
1995	226,324	215,684	10,640	4.7%
1996	227,200	217,032	10,168	4.5%
1997	229,218	218,570	10,648	4.6%
1998	228,500	218,348	10,152	4.4%
1999	233,740	225,750	7,990	3.4%

2000	238,700	228,500	10,200	4.3%
2001	238,570	227,096	11,474	4.8%
2002	243,138	229,222	13,916	5.7%
2003	248,822	233,458	15,364	6.2%
2004	251,952	238,242	13,710	5.4%
2005	256,428	243,200	13,228	5.2%
2006	253,926	241,396	12,530	4.9%
2007	250,684	239,812	10,872	4.3%
2008	251,756	240,188	11,568	4.6%
2009	258,692	240,884	17,808	6.9%

2010	257,556	238,082	19,474	7.6%
2011	257,822	237,744	20,078	7.8%
2012	254,334	237,360	16,974	6.7%
2013	253,602	237,632	15,970	6.3%
2014	254,838	241,706	13,132	5.2%
2015	254,274	243,750	10,524	4.1%
2016	261,908	251,414	10,494	4.0%
2017	265,782	255,338	10,444	3.9%
2018	265,802	256,154	9,648	3.6%
2019	267,976	259,062	8,914	3.3%

2020	270,416	253,908	16,508	6.1%
2021	280,084	266,518	13,566	4.8%
2022	285,088	274,804	10,284	3.6%
2023	290,300	279,600	10,700	3.7%
2024	293,194	281,968	11,226	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	125,252
Median Value	$232,520

Occupied	111,178	88.8%
Vacant	14,074	11.2%

Owned	70,690	63.6%
Rented	40,488	36.4%
Median Rent	$1,128

Single-Family Units	88,396	70.6%
Detached	85,750	68.5%
Attached	2,646	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19,953	15.9%
Mobile Homes	7,997	6.4%

Waco, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Waco, TX Metro Area