Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Waco really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Waco is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Waco more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Waco’s character and quality of life.
Not only is Waco a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Waco a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
The overall education level of Waco is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.95% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Waco in 2022 was $26,825, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,300 for a family of four. However, Waco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Waco is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waco home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waco residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Waco also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Waco include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Waco is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
