Waco Population 2024

Waco is the city in Texas State of United States, situated along the Brazos River between Dallas and Austin. Waco population in 2024 is estimated to be 143,548, covers city area of 101.15 sq mi (261.98 sq km), ranks twenty-fourth largest city in Texas State, two-hundredth city in the United States. Waco population as per 2020 census is 138,486 compared to 2010 population is 124,805, with increase number of 13,681 people growth of 11 percent. Waco is in McLennan County, is the Metropolitan Statistical Area in Texas State, population of Waco MSA in 2020 is 277,547 versus 252,772 in 2010, with a change of 24,775 persons and 9.8 percent.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Waco population by year:

Waco Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Waco population is 139,245, out of these 68,401 are male, 70,844 are female, The sex ratio of Waco is 97. The median age of the Waco population is 28.9, Waco population by age are, under 18 years is 32,670, 16 years and over is 109,806, 18 years and over is 106,575, 21 years and over is 89,741, 65 years and over is 20,567. 49.1% are male, 50.9% are female, Population of Waco by age percent-wise is, 23.5% are under 18 years old, 78.9% are 16 years and over, 76.5% are 18 years and over, 64.4% are 21 years and over, 11.9% are 65 years and over. There are total 56,686 housing units, The voting population of Waco are 98,636, out of these 47,021 are male voters, 51,615 are female voters, 47.7% are male, 52.3% are female. Waco population in 2023 is estimated to be 141,997, population in 2022 is estimated to be 141,637, and in 2021 is estimated to be 139,601.

Waco Population by Race

White Population

White population in Waco, Texas are 101,201, percentage wise 72.7 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Waco, Texas are 28,254, percentage wise 20.3 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Waco, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Waco are 2,617, percentage wise 1.9 percent are asians, out of these are Asian Indians, are Chinese, are Filipinos, are Japanese, are Korean, are Vietnamese and are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Waco, Texas are 41,828. Percentage wise 30.0 percent are hispanics, out of these 37,256 are Mexican people, 1,550 are Puerto Ricans, 607 are Cubans, and 2,415 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Waco native population is 126,955, out of these 101,419 born in the Texas state and 24,442 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 12,290, out of these 3,924 are Naturalized US citizen, 359 are in Europe, 686 in Asia, 511 in Africa, 2,315 in Latin America and 53 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Waco are 8,366, out of these 251 are from Europe, 1,234 are from Asia, 285 from Africa, 6,470 are from Latin America and 126 are from Northern America.