Cities / Texas / Waco

Waco, TX

143,570 people

Right Now

Weather

98.6°F

Clear

Today: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny, high 105°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Waco-Killeen)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 1.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

DAL

91 mi — Dallas Love Field

Population & People

Population

143,570

Median age

29.7

Median household income

$54,365

Poverty rate

23.1%

Unemployment rate

4.6%

Bachelor's degree+

28.7%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

30.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$221,700

Median gross rent

$1,165/mo

Homeownership rate

49.43%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,240

HUD Fair Market Rent (McLennan County, 3 mi from Waco), 2026. Efficiency $850, 1BR $996, 2BR $1240, 3BR $1599, 4BR $1644. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

93 mi away

AUS

Austin Bergstrom International Airport

98 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).