Humidity & wind
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Population
147,788
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$221,700
Owner-occupied units
Waco, TX
Texas · 31.558° N, 97.190° W · 91 sq mi
Waco is a city in Texas, with a population of 147,788 and about 1,624 residents per square mile. The median household earns $54,365 a year, and the median home is worth $221,700.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
91 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,624
People per square mile
Rank by population
#194
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#105
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$54,365
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,165
Per month
Homeownership
49.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
18.7 min
One way
People
Median age
29.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
28.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
10.5%
Households
53,906
2.51 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.5%
Retail trade 13.4%
Arts, food & hospitality 11.6%
Manufacturing 9.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Texas
State bird
Northern Mockingbird
State flower
Bluebonnet
State capital
Austin
Nickname
The Lone Star State
Compare Waco with
- Waco vs Palm BaySide by side
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- Waco vs HoustonSide by side
Cities near Waco
- Temple, TX33 mi · 98,412
- Killeen, TX46 mi · 161,883
- Waxahachie, TX62 mi · 50,090
- Burleson, TX67 mi · 56,907
- Georgetown, TX68 mi · 106,907
- Mansfield, TX70 mi · 84,444
- DeSoto, TX74 mi · 56,681
- Round Rock, TX77 mi · 141,282
Cities about the same size
- Pomona, CA147,807
- Thornton, CO147,766
- Midland, TX147,615
- Palm Bay, FL148,092
- Rockford, IL147,384
- Pasadena, TX148,539
- Columbia, SC147,035
- Gainesville, FL148,671
More in Texas
- Houston2,397,315
- San Antonio1,548,422
- Dallas1,329,491
- Fort Worth1,028,117
- Austin1,002,632
- El Paso683,012
- Arlington402,134
- Corpus Christi317,247
Wealthiest person in Texas
Name
Elon Musk
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$388B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Austin
Source of wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Texas · private sector
Employer
Walmart
Sector
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Texas
Company
Exxon Mobil
Revenue
$349.6B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Spring
Ticker
XOM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.