What is the population of Waxahachie city?

Waxahachie city has 43,591 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #83 of 1,863 in Texas.

What is the median household income in Waxahachie city?

Median household income in Waxahachie city is $82,449 a year, 5% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waxahachie city?

Median gross rent is $1,495 a month and the median home value is $307,900, so rent absorbs about 21.8% of median household income.

Is Waxahachie city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waxahachie city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Waxahachie, TX population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie, TX — Census place “Waxahachie city”) is 43,591 residents, ranking #83 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $82,449, the median home is worth $307,900 and median gross rent runs $1,495 a month. Looking for the Waxahachie Texas ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Waxahachie, TX: 75165, 75167.

Population: 43,591Waxahachie city residents
Median household income: $82,449Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $307,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,495Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 32.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 62.4%Owner-occupied households

Waxahachie ZIP codes (Texas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Waxahachie.

The Waxahachie TX ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Waxahachie city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Waxahachie city median would spend about 21.8% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.8% of residents and 62.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Waxahachie city, TX in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Waxahachie city is a small city in Texas, with 43,591 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #83 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 32.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Waxahachie city earn a median of $82,449 a year, 5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 28% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 8.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Waxahachie city is valued at $307,900, 1.5% above the national figure and 72% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,495 a month, 6.3% above the national figure, or roughly $17,940 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 62.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Waxahachie city?: Waxahachie city has 43,591 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #83 of 1,863 in Texas.
What is the median household income in Waxahachie city?: Median household income in Waxahachie city is $82,449 a year, 5% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waxahachie city?: Median gross rent is $1,495 a month and the median home value is $307,900, so rent absorbs about 21.8% of median household income.
Is Waxahachie city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waxahachie city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Waxahachie city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.