Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:24 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 6 min7:24 am – 5:29 pm
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People15,879 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.55,365 householdsMedian household income $40,443Median home value $126,200Median rent $1,119 a month59% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,020 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 6,574 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, retail 13%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 17 minutes71% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 62%, Spanish 37%26% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 36°F38 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare108 days above 90°F, 38 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waco Dam station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsWaco Mammoth National Monumentnational monument · 3.7 miWaco Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.3 mi · 15,427 acresDewey A Parkpark · 1.1 miHart-Patterson Track Complexrecreation area · 1.4 miLake Waco Wetlandsnational conservation area · 8.7 mi · 348 acresMother Neff State Parkstate park · 24.0 mi · 383 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMcLennan County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality47% of days had good air in 2025170 of 365 days measured192 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 51, worst day 142main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, McLennan County monitors, TX
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Wacoserves 146,241 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation549 ft167 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHillcrest Baptist Medical Center1.0 miPost officeDowntown Waco Post Office2.0 miTown hallWaco City Hall1.8 miPoliceWaco Police Department1.0 miFire stationWaco Fire Department Station 6under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools8 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 7 otherElementaryProvident Heights Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighBishop Louis Reicher Catholic School-High School Campusunder a mileElementaryWest Avenue Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeBaylor University2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaco Regional Airport ACT5.8 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL91 miInterstateI-352.5 miUS highwayUS 84under a mileAmtrakMcGregor, TX MCG16 miCoachWaco TX (WCX)Greyhound1.6 miTransit13 stops within a mileWaco TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76707 ZIP area.
