Tallapoosa vs Waco

A side-by-side comparison of Tallapoosa and Waco: population, income, housing, and more.

Tallapoosa and Waco are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tallapoosa has the higher population (3,234 vs 685 in Waco). Tallapoosa has the higher median household income ($52,700 vs $35,603 in Waco). Tallapoosa has the higher median home value ($170,200 vs $151,100 in Waco).

Population, income & housing

	Tallapoosa	Waco
Population	3,234	685
Median age	35.4 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,700	$35,603
Median home value	$170,200	$151,100
Median gross rent	$637	$855
Housing units	1,281	288
Homeownership rate	54.8%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tallapoosa	Waco
Population	3,162 → 3,234 (+2.3%)	455 → 685 (+50.5%)
Median household income	$49,211 → $52,700 (+7.1%)	$48,750 → $35,603 (-27.0%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $170,200 (+70.2%)	$105,800 → $151,100 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$472 → $637 (+35.0%)	$771 → $855 (+10.9%)

Tallapoosa

Population

3,1623,234

Median household income

$49,211$52,700

Median home value

$100,000$170,200

Median gross rent

$472$637

Waco

Population

455685

Median household income

$48,750$35,603

Median home value

$105,800$151,100

Median gross rent

$771$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tallapoosa	Waco
Under 5	12.7%	14.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	13.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	15.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	5.1%
45 to 54	9.2%	18.1%
55 to 64	18.1%	12.3%
65 to 74	4.8%	10.1%
75 and over	7.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tallapoosa	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	85.1%
Black or African American	23.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	11.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tallapoosa	Waco
No high school diploma	19.9%	22.5%
High school graduate	45.2%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tallapoosa	Waco
Drove alone	88.8%	79.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tallapoosa	Waco
1-unit, detached	66.4%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Tallapoosa	Waco
Poverty rate	15.2%	25.1%
Average household size	2.70	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1980	1977