2024 population: 288,110 ( 10,559 from 2020)
Land area: 1802.1 square miles
Population density: 159.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	154,957	53.78%	0.7%
Black:	41,369	14.36%	1.4%
Indian:	954	0.33%	2.1%
Asian:	5,783	2.01%	24.9%
2+ races:	5,608	1.95%	17.9%
Hispanic:	79,439	27.57%	9.5%

Total non-White:	133,153	46.22%	7.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	14,792	13.3
Deaths:	12,473	11.2
Net Migration:	5,645	5.1
Net Immigration:	2,494	2.2

Change in White population:	1,098	0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,461	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
277,551
153,859	55.43%
40,794	14.70%
934	0.34%
4,631	1.67%
4,755	1.71%
72,578	26.15%
123,692	44.57%

2010
252,772
147,676	58.42%
38,355	15.17%
764	0.30%
3,268	1.29%
3,263	1.29%
59,187	23.42%
105,096	41.58%

2000
232,093
148,372	63.93%
37,129	16.00%
706	0.30%
2,337	1.01%
2,211	0.95%
41,174	17.74%
83,721	36.07%

1990
206,835
146,032	70.60%
34,020	16.45%
453	0.22%
1,462	0.71%
n/a
24,868	12.02%
60,803	29.40%

1980
188,701
139,416	73.88%
31,864	16.89%
362	0.19%
492	0.26%
n/a
16,417	8.70%
49,285	26.12%

1970
164,853
124,528	75.54%
26,981	16.37%
109	0.07%
147	0.09%
n/a
12,542	7.61%
40,325	24.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
33,987	13.4
21,092	8.3
5,754	2.3
2,630	1.0

6,183	2.4
18,596	7.4

Number	Rate
2000's
33,201	14.3
20,580	8.9
2,044	0.9
4,982	2.1

-696	-0.3
21,375	9.2

Number	Rate
1990's
33,790	16.3
21,801	10.5
1,856	0.9
3,339	1.6

2,340	1.1
22,918	11.1

Number	Rate
1980's
32,552	17.3
19,976	10.6
6,855	3.6
n/a

6,616	3.5
11,518	6.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
13,752	8.3
n/a

14,888	9.0
8,960	5.4

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):

2022
Number	Percent
34.0
66,492	23.1%
221,618	76.9%
41,785	14.5%

100,484
2.65

65,446	65.1%
46,199	70.6%
7,554	11.5%
35,038	34.9%

2010
Number	Percent
33.2
63,622	25.2%
189,150	74.8%
32,134	12.7%

93,194
2.59

61,877	66.4%
43,510	70.3%
7,754	12.5%
31,317	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
32.6
61,891	26.7%
170,202	73.3%
30,900	13.3%

85,444
2.58

57,540	67.3%
43,471	75.5%
6,447	11.2%
27,904	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
53,908	26.1%
152,927	73.9%
28,914	14.0%

76,667
2.58

52,943	69.1%
41,660	78.7%
5,329	10.1%
23,724	30.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
50,584	26.8%
138,117	73.2%
26,613	14.1%

68,686
2.63

49,359	71.9%
40,817	82.7%
4,209	8.5%
19,327	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,570	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,642	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,150	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,493	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,792	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,688	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,733	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,141	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,379	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,219	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,309	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,126	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,934	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,290	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,470	6.4%
$200,000 or more	6,548	6.5%

Median Household Income	58,981
Per Capita Income	30,934

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,614	5.6%
Public Assistance	2,653	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13,302	13.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	86,567	67.0%
Unemployed	4,504	3.5%
In Armed Forces	117	0.1%

Total Labor Force	91,188	70.6%
Not in Labor Force	37,961	29.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	46,566	39,031	54.4%
Non-Profit	4,635	6,706	40.9%
Self-Employed	7,056	4,080	63.4%

Local Government	3,349	4,558	42.4%
State Government	2,052	4,421	31.7%
Federal Government	2,089	1,302	61.6%

Total Private + Self	53,622	43,111	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,125	16,987	41.6%
Total	65,747	60,098	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,436	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	27,636	21.9%
Professional, Technical	27,086	21.5%
Service Occupations	20,813	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	511	0.4%
All others	34,248	27.1%

White Collar		56.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	16,968	13.4%
Retail trade	15,304	12.1%
Educational services	15,110	12.0%
Manufacturing	13,916	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	10,164	8.1%
Construction	9,680	7.7%
Transportation and warehousing	7,122	5.6%
Public administration	5,909	4.7%
Other services	5,625	4.5%
Finance and insurance	5,048	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,884	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,878	3.9%
Wholesale trade	3,394	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,069	1.6%
Utilities	1,562	1.2%
Information	1,421	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,417	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,196	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	400	0.3%
Management	152	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	67,021	24.10%
Puerto Rican	1,582	0.57%
Cuban	589	0.21%
Dominican	75	0.03%

Total Central American	1,557	0.56%
Costa Rican	9	0.00%
Guatemalan	381	0.14%
Honduran	664	0.24%
Nicaraguan	150	0.05%
Panamanian	79	0.03%
Salvadoran	274	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	708	0.25%
Argentinean	41	0.01%
Bolivian	31	0.01%
Chilean	93	0.03%
Colombian	245	0.09%
Ecuadorian	62	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	87	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	149	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,394	1.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	1,227	0.44%
Vietnamese	895	0.32%
Chinese	876	0.31%
Indian	778	0.28%
Filipino	396	0.14%
Korean	389	0.14%
Laotian	351	0.13%
Japanese	197	0.07%
Thai	42	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	210,485	80.9%
Spanish	43,946	16.9%
Other Indo-European	1,082	0.4%
German, other Germanic	937	0.4%
Vietnamese	859	0.3%
Other Asian	650	0.2%
Other	554	0.2%
Chinese	537	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	427	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	37,901	13.6%
Irish	25,014	9.0%
English	23,449	8.4%
American	10,462	3.8%
Czech	6,521	2.3%
Italian	5,069	1.8%
Scottish	4,893	1.8%
French	4,553	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	3,405	1.2%
European	3,129	1.1%
Polish	2,302	0.8%
Norwegian	1,875	0.7%
Dutch	1,831	0.7%
British	1,828	0.7%
African	1,721	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	261,061	93.9%
Not a citizen	17,042	6.1%

Native	254,855	91.6%
Foreign-born	23,248	8.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,853	5.2%	13,969	8.2%	46,739	27.4%	56,669	33.2%	27,156	15.9%	17,254	10.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,853	5.2%
9-12 Years	13,969	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	46,739	27.4%
Some College	56,669	33.2%
Bach. Degree	27,156	15.9%
Grad Degree	17,254	10.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	199,388	185,996	13,392	6.7%
1991	201,396	187,350	14,046	7.0%
1992	203,516	190,094	13,422	6.6%
1993	205,086	193,350	11,736	5.7%
1994	209,784	199,630	10,154	4.8%
1995	213,764	203,762	10,002	4.7%
1996	214,310	204,700	9,610	4.5%
1997	216,292	206,258	10,034	4.6%
1998	215,292	205,700	9,592	4.5%
1999	219,212	211,748	7,464	3.4%

2000	222,544	213,026	9,518	4.3%
2001	222,488	211,814	10,674	4.8%
2002	227,048	214,142	12,906	5.7%
2003	232,268	218,016	14,252	6.1%
2004	235,110	222,362	12,748	5.4%
2005	239,580	227,222	12,358	5.2%
2006	237,536	225,822	11,714	4.9%
2007	234,338	224,172	10,166	4.3%
2008	235,210	224,396	10,814	4.6%
2009	241,544	225,066	16,478	6.8%

2010	240,632	222,654	17,978	7.5%
2011	241,010	222,374	18,636	7.7%
2012	237,996	222,194	15,802	6.6%
2013	237,472	222,554	14,918	6.3%
2014	238,582	226,300	12,282	5.1%
2015	238,146	228,352	9,794	4.1%
2016	245,526	235,738	9,788	4.0%
2017	249,392	239,606	9,786	3.9%
2018	249,372	240,338	9,034	3.6%
2019	251,350	243,004	8,346	3.3%

2020	253,756	238,156	15,600	6.1%
2021	262,996	250,216	12,780	4.9%
2022	267,680	258,038	9,642	3.6%
2023	272,700	262,616	10,084	3.7%
2024	276,514	265,938	10,576	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	113,577
Median Value	$190,296

Occupied	100,484	88.5%
Vacant	13,093	11.5%

Owned	60,898	60.6%
Rented	39,586	39.4%
Median Rent	$1,025

Single-Family Units	79,682	70.2%
Detached	77,000	67.8%
Attached	2,682	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19,180	16.9%
Mobile Homes	6,674	5.9%

Waco, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waco, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Waco, TX Metro Area