Texas · Census place 76000
Waco city, TX
Quick answer
Waco city has 141,925 residents, ranking #24 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $51,468, the median home is worth $199,600 and median gross rent runs $1,098 a month.
- Population
- 141,925Waco city residents
- Median household income
- $51,468Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $199,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,098Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Waco city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Waco city median would spend about 25.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24% of residents and 48.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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