Waco, TX Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 40,367 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,120 | 5.3 |
| Kindergarten | 1,644 | 4.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,186 | 32.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 5,596 | 13.9 |
| College or graduate school | 17,821 | 44.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 62,302 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 7,366 | 11.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,297 | 16.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 16,291 | 26.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 13,047 | 20.9 |
| Associate degree | 3,708 | 6.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 6,966 | 11.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 4,627 | 7.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 71.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 89,545 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 29,711 | 33.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 41,087 | 45.9 |
| Separated | 2,521 | 2.8 |
| Widowed | 7,015 | 7.8 |
Female | 5,676 | 6.3 |
| Divorced | 9,211 | 10.3 |
Female | 5,525 | 6.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,745 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,446 | 52.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 84,891 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 9,905 | 11.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 31,978 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,886 | 9.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 56,100 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,505 | 24.1 |
Percent employed | 54.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 42,595 | 75.9 |
Percent employed | 71.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 13,939 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,670 | 47.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 105,493 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 44,027 | 41.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 58,608 | 55.6 |
Same county | 31,726 | 30.1 |
Different county | 26,882 | 25.5 |
Same state | 19,522 | 18.5 |
Different state | 7,360 | 7.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,858 | 2.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 114,032 | 100.0 |
| Native | 104,461 | 91.6 |
Born in United States | 103,668 | 90.9 |
State of residence | 83,663 | 73.4 |
Different state | 20,005 | 17.5 |
Born outside United States | 793 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 9,571 | 8.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,710 | 4.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,364 | 2.1 |
Not a citizen | 7,207 | 6.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 9,571 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 443 | 4.6 |
| Asia | 1,065 | 11.1 |
| Africa | 147 | 1.5 |
| Oceania | 6 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 7,837 | 81.9 |
| Northern America | 73 | 0.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 105,493 | 100.0 |
| English only | 84,663 | 80.3 |
| Language other than English | 20,830 | 19.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 9,765 | 9.3 |
Spanish | 18,478 | 17.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8,966 | 8.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,134 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 244 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,046 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 485 | 0.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 114,032 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 97,810 | 85.8 |
| Arab | 339 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 1,370 | 1.2 |
| Danish | 105 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 640 | 0.6 |
| English | 7,288 | 6.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,709 | 1.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 183 | 0.2 |
| German | 10,500 | 9.2 |
| Greek | 124 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 72 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 6,871 | 6.0 |
| Italian | 1,486 | 1.3 |
| Lithuanian | 51 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 721 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 759 | 0.7 |
| Portuguese | 18 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 150 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,173 | 1.9 |
| Scottish | 1,503 | 1.3 |
| Slovak | 15 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 512 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 507 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 163 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 27 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 6,694 | 5.9 |
| Welsh | 326 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 83 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 53,421 | 46.8 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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