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Waco Independent School District

Waco Independent School District is a unified school district in Texas with a community population of 109,227. The median household income is $45,436 and the median age is 28.6.

109,227

Population

2158

People / sq mi

$45,436

Median Income

28.6

Median Age

Waco Independent School District covers 51 sq mi of land at 2158.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White42.6%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian27.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$45,436

Median Household Income

$26,343

Per Capita Income

17.3%

Poverty Rate

3.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$173,400

Median Home Value

$1,126

Median Rent

44.0%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

82.6%

High School+

23.4%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Waco Independent School District serves a community with a population of 109,227 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Texas.

The median household income in Waco Independent School District is $45,436, with a per capita income of $26,343. The poverty rate is 17.3%.

Waco Independent School District is 42.6% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 27.9% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Waco Independent School District, 82.6% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 23.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Waco Independent School District is $173,400, with a median rent of $1,126. The homeownership rate is 44.0%.

Data for Waco Independent School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4844280).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.