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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Waco | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 143,570 | 145,885 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 4.9% | — | |
| Median household income | $54,365 | $56,994 | 27 | ||
| Poverty rate | 23.1% | 19.8% | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.7% | 31.3% | 36 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 10.4% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $221,700 | $202,900 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,165 | $1,103 | 55 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 11.9% | 9.2% | 82 | ||
| Worked from home | 9.7% | 10.5% | 36 |
WacoPeer median
WacoPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +3.1% |
| Housing units | — | — | +8.4% |
| Median household income | — | — | +31.9% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +51.1% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +27.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +14.7% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +175.2% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -9.8% |
| Restaurants & bars | 21.1 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.9 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 6.4 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 17.1 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 17.7 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.5 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.8 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 22.2 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeen, TX | 78 | 158,159 | — | $60,977 | 21.9% |
| Syracuse, NY | 74 | 146,384 | +1.2% | $47,819 | 31.2% |
| Abilene, TX | 74 | 128,053 | +6.0% | $62,648 | 27.3% |
| Brownsville, TX | 73 | 189,177 | +5.2% | $52,130 | 24.5% |
| McAllen, TX | 73 | 145,385 | +7.7% | $61,579 | 32.5% |
| New Haven, CT | 71 | 134,349 | +2.9% | $56,851 | 38.9% |
| Las Cruces, NM | 70 | 114,197 | +13.8% | $55,422 | 36.7% |
| Savannah, GA | 70 | 147,898 | +4.7% | $57,137 | 33.3% |
| Greeley, CO | 70 | 110,806 | — | $69,881 | 27.8% |
| Springfield, MO | 70 | 169,954 | +4.7% | $49,311 | 31.4% |