Waco Population and Demographics

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Waco City, Texas Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Waco Population: 113726 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 54295 47.74% Female 59431 52.26%       Under 5 years 8611 7.57% 5 to 9 years 8066 7.09% 10 to 14 years 7549 6.64% 15 to 19 years 12255 10.78% 20 to 24 years 15418 13.56% 25 to 34 years 14715 12.94% 35 to 44 years 13666 12.02% 45 to 54 years 11021 9.69% 55 to 59 years 3828 3.37% 60 to 64 years 3348 2.94% 65 to 74 years 7014 6.17% 75 to 84 years 5774 5.08% 85 years and over 2461 2.16%       Median age (years) 27.9       18 years and over 84866 74.62% Male 39548 34.77% Female 45318 39.85% 21 years and over 72827 64.04% 62 years and over 17215 15.14% 65 years and over 15249 13.41% Male 5588 4.91% Female 9661 8.49%       Race     One race 111161 97.74% White 69119 60.78% Black or African American 25754 22.65% American Indian and Alaska Native 576 0.51% Asian 1567 1.38% Asian indian 332 0.29% Chinese 423 0.37% Filipino 154 0.14% Japanese 50 0.04% Korean 210 0.18% Vietnamese 248 0.22% Other Asian 150 0.13% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 61 0.05% Native Hawaiian 25 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 12 0.01% Samoan 9 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 15 0.01% Some other race 14084 12.38% Two or more races 2565 2.26%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 113726 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 26885 23.64% Mexican 21450 18.86% Puerto Rican 265 0.23% Cuban 72 0.06% Other Hispanic or Latino 5098 4.48% Not Hispanic or Latino 86841 76.36% White alone 58096 51.08%       Relationship     Total Population 113726 100.00% In households 105283 92.58% Householder 42279 37.18% Spouse 16241 14.28% Child 30436 26.76% Own child under 18 years 24314 21.38% Other relatives 7505 6.6% Under 18 years 3495 3.07% Nonrelatives 8822 7.76% Unmarried partner 1865 1.64% In group quarters 8443 7.42% Institutionalized population 3430 3.02% Non-Institutionalized population 5013 4.41%       Households by Type     Total Households 42279 100.0 % Family households (families) 24794 58.64% With own children under 18 years 12459 29.47% Married-couple family 16241 38.41% With own children under 18 years 7339 17.36% Female householder, no husband present 6861 16.23% With own children under 18 years 4307 10.19% Non Family households 17485 41.36% Householder living alone 13166 31.14% Householder 65 years and over 4619 10.93%       Households with individuals under 18 years 14218 33.63% Households with individuals 65 years and over 10119 23.93%       Average Household size 2.49 Average family size 3.19       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 45819 100.00% Occupied housing units 42279 92.27% Vacant housing units 3540 7.73% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 137 0.3% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 42279 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 19608 46.38% Renter-occupied housing units. 22671 53.62%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.6 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.4

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.