Brooklyn Heights vs Waco

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

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

Waco has the higher population (190 vs 96 in Brooklyn Heights). Brooklyn Heights has the higher median household income ($65,417 vs $56,875 in Waco). Brooklyn Heights has the higher median home value ($123,200 vs $115,600 in Waco).

Population, income & housing

	Brooklyn Heights	Waco
Population	96	190
Median age	50.7 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,417	$56,875
Median home value	$123,200	$115,600
Median gross rent	$595	—
Housing units	47	77
Homeownership rate	76.7%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brooklyn Heights	Waco
Population	97 → 96 (-1.0%)	67 → 190 (+183.6%)
Median household income	$42,917 → $65,417 (+52.4%)	$48,750 → $56,875 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $123,200 (+23.2%)	$72,500 → $115,600 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $595 (-32.0%)	—

Brooklyn Heights

Population

9796

Median household income

$42,917$65,417

Median home value

$100,000$123,200

Median gross rent

$875$595

Waco

Population

67190

Median household income

$48,750$56,875

Median home value

$72,500$115,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brooklyn Heights	Waco
Under 5	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	11.5%	10.0%
18 to 24	14.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	2.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	5.2%	5.3%
45 to 54	24.0%	20.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	27.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	6.8%
75 and over	19.8%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brooklyn Heights	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brooklyn Heights	Waco
No high school diploma	21.1%	28.0%
High school graduate	45.1%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brooklyn Heights	Waco
Drove alone	70.6%	65.4%
Carpooled	5.9%	34.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brooklyn Heights	Waco
1-unit, detached	76.6%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.4%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Brooklyn Heights	Waco
Poverty rate	3.1%	18.4%
Average household size	2.23	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1956	1966