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Language Spoken At Home in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 217,932 | 100% |
English only | 177,049 | 81.2% |
Language other than English | 40,883 | 18.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,796 | 8.2% |
Spanish | 35,552 | 16.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,996 | 7.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,774 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 555 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,206 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,110 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 351 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 135 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 234,626 | 100% |
American | 19,515 | 8.3% |
Arab | 376 | 0.2% |
Czech | 5,818 | 2.5% |
Danish | 408 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 2,496 | 1.1% |
English | 17,311 | 7.4% |
French (except Basque) | 5,030 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 484 | 0.2% |
German | 36,146 | 15.4% |
Greek | 334 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 142 | 0.1% |
Irish | 25,968 | 11.1% |
Italian | 3,768 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 111 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,543 | 0.7% |
Polish | 2,648 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 44 | 0.0% |
Russian | 358 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,135 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 4,344 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 24 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,019 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 1,401 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 358 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 134 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,238 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 244 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 83,966 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 56,076 | 66.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,156 | 30.0% |
Married-couple family | 39,510 | 47.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,675 | 18.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,634 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,848 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,932 | 15.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,633 | 9.1% |
Nonfamily households | 27,890 | 33.2% |
Householder living alone | 21,946 | 26.1% |
65 years and over | 7,904 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 29,022 | 34.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 20,416 | 24.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 225,694 | 100% |
Householder | 83,966 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 39,487 | 17.5% |
Child | 69,659 | 30.9% |
Other relatives | 17,189 | 7.6% |
Nonrelatives | 15,393 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 4,525 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 88,823 | 100% |
Never married | 32,098 | 36.1% |
Now married, except separated | 43,914 | 49.4% |
Separated | 1,694 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,998 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 9,119 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 96,563 | 100% |
Never married | 29,976 | 31.0% |
Now married, except separated | 41,896 | 43.4% |
Separated | 2,255 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 9,379 | 9.7% |
Divorced | 13,057 | 13.5% |
Fertility in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,467 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,647 | 47.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,723 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,774 | 56.1% |
Less than 1 year | 995 | 14.8% |
1 or 2 years | 870 | 12.9% |
3 or 4 years | 397 | 5.9% |
5 or more years | 1,512 | 22.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,774 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,349 | 62.2% |
Who are married | 2,693 | 71.4% |
School Enrollment in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 72,920 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,507 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 3,711 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 25,892 | 35.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 12,861 | 17.6% |
College or graduate school | 26,949 | 37.0% |
Educational Attainment in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 141,235 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 10,502 | 7.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 15,254 | 10.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 39,420 | 27.9% |
Some college, no degree | 32,532 | 23.0% |
Associate's degree | 12,744 | 9.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 20,373 | 14.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 10,410 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.8% |
Veteran Status in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 175,133 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 16,685 | 9.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 230,721 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,467 | 13.2% |
Under 18 years | 58,740 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,475 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 144,079 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,940 | 11.1% |
65 years and over | 27,902 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,052 | 43.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 231,394 | 100% |
Same house | 185,752 | 80.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 44,980 | 19.4% |
Same county | 28,967 | 12.5% |
Different county | 16,013 | 6.9% |
Same state | 11,422 | 4.9% |
Different state | 4,591 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 662 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 234,626 | 100% |
Native | 215,660 | 91.9% |
Born in United States | 213,255 | 90.9% |
State of residence | 170,827 | 72.8% |
Different state | 42,428 | 18.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,405 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 18,966 | 8.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 18,966 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5,184 | 27.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,782 | 72.7% |
Year of Entry in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 21,371 | 100% |
Native | 2,405 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 29 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,376 | 98.8% |
Foreign born | 18,966 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 569 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 18,397 | 97.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Waco
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 18,966 | 100% |
Europe | 1,100 | 5.8% |
Asia | 2,234 | 11.8% |
Africa | 473 | 2.5% |
Oceania | 116 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 14,836 | 78.2% |
Northern America | 207 | 1.1% |