Waco, NC Population

Overview

300

Total Population

52.6

Median age

51.33%

Female population %

94.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

75.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Waco's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Waco is 52.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Waco's population under 18 was 13.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Waco's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Waco, 13.00% were under the age of 15, 7.67% aged 15 to 29, 49.33% aged 30 to 64, 24.67% aged 65 to 84, and 5.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 more females than males in Waco:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.33% females and 48.67% males in Waco, NC.
The Waco, NC gender ratio is 94.8:100 i.e. 94.8 men to 100 women (0.948).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 22.

Waco's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Waco population: 93.67% are White, 6% are Black or African American and 0.33% are multiracial.
Waco's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 299 (99.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Waco is White with a population of 281 (93.67% of the total population).

Waco's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 342 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Waco's population decreased by 22 (6.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Waco's population decreased by 6 (1.89%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Waco's population was lowest in year 2015 at 311.