Language Spoken At Home in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,554 | 100% |
English only | 22,499 | 81.7% |
Language other than English | 5,055 | 18.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,645 | 6.0% |
Spanish | 4,694 | 17.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,569 | 5.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 148 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 137 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 54 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 76 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,760 | 100% |
American | 2,385 | 8.0% |
Arab | 67 | 0.2% |
Czech | 208 | 0.7% |
Danish | 63 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 290 | 1.0% |
English | 2,600 | 8.7% |
French (except Basque) | 784 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 36 | 0.1% |
German | 4,137 | 13.9% |
Greek | 22 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 7 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,758 | 9.3% |
Italian | 484 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 205 | 0.7% |
Polish | 181 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.0% |
Russian | 35 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 688 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 577 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 11 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 120 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 250 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 124 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 56 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,444 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,711 | 73.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,648 | 34.9% |
Married-couple family | 5,700 | 54.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,397 | 23.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 418 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 203 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,593 | 15.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,048 | 10.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,733 | 26.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,206 | 21.1% |
65 years and over | 691 | 6.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,227 | 40.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,070 | 19.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,385 | 100% |
Householder | 10,444 | 36.8% |
Spouse | 5,742 | 20.2% |
Child | 8,941 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 2,077 | 7.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,181 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 658 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,933 | 100% |
Never married | 3,090 | 28.3% |
Now married, except separated | 6,391 | 58.5% |
Separated | 184 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 288 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 980 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,203 | 100% |
Never married | 3,269 | 26.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,937 | 48.7% |
Separated | 364 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 1,128 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 1,505 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 453 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 167 | 36.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 119 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 4 | 0% |
Grandparents in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 997 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 331 | 33.2% |
Less than 1 year | 25 | 2.5% |
1 or 2 years | 129 | 12.9% |
3 or 4 years | 6 | 0.6% |
5 or more years | 171 | 17.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 331 | 100% |
Who are female | 219 | 66.2% |
Who are married | 236 | 71.3% |
School Enrollment in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,564 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 404 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten | 497 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,745 | 43.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,529 | 17.9% |
College or graduate school | 2,389 | 27.9% |
Educational Attainment in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,355 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,014 | 5.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,656 | 9.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,203 | 28.3% |
Some college, no degree | 4,782 | 26.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,091 | 5.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,044 | 16.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,565 | 8.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.1% |
Veteran Status in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,815 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,888 | 8.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 29,065 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,048 | 13.9% |
Under 18 years | 7,883 | 100% |
With a disability | 573 | 7.3% |
18 to 64 years | 18,223 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,203 | 12.1% |
65 years and over | 2,959 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,272 | 43.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 29,297 | 100% |
Same house | 22,877 | 78.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,394 | 21.8% |
Same county | 4,208 | 14.4% |
Different county | 2,186 | 7.5% |
Same state | 1,812 | 6.2% |
Different state | 374 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 26 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,760 | 100% |
Native | 27,724 | 93.2% |
Born in United States | 27,492 | 92.4% |
State of residence | 20,800 | 69.9% |
Different state | 6,692 | 22.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 232 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 2,036 | 6.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,036 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 556 | 27.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,480 | 72.7% |
Year of Entry in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,268 | 100% |
Native | 232 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 224 | 96.6% |
Foreign born | 2,036 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 19 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,017 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Waxahachie City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,036 | 100% |
Europe | 69 | 3.4% |
Asia | 137 | 6.7% |
Africa | 34 | 1.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,796 | 88.2% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |