Waco, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Waco home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

139,236
Population Estimate
$122,106
Median Home Value
95.2%
Employment Rate
24.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$165
Median Listing Price$275,450
Median Days on Market77
Active Listings837
New Listings170
Total Listings (Active + Pending)1032
Avg Listing Price$312,101
Avg Listing Price Change MoM0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.28
Family Dual Income48.4
Median Household Income$40,190
Median Individual Income$21,736
Home Ownership46.1%
Home Value$122,106
Median Rent$862
Rent Burden36.6%
Poverty26.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED18.4%
  • Highschool Education25.9%
  • Some College30.9%
  • Bachelors Degree15.5%
  • Graduate Degree9.4%
  • Total College or Above24.9%
  • Stem Degree38.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.4%
  • Female51.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married36.8%
  • Divorced13.0%
  • Never Married44.6%
  • Widowed5.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWaco
State IDTX
Population139,236

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1829.8%
19–2922.0%
30–3912.1%
40–4910.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–599.3%
60–698.4%
70–794.9%
80+3.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.7%
Unemployment Rate4.8%
Disabled12.1%

ETHNICITY

White70.5%
Black21.2%
Asian2.1%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other3.2%
Multiple2.5%

OTHER

Hispanic32.0%
Limited English8.4%
Health Uninsured15.5%
Veteran6.7%

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