Purcell vs Waco

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

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

Purcell has the higher population (354 vs 190 in Waco). Waco has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $38,750 in Purcell). Waco has the higher median home value ($115,600 vs $84,600 in Purcell).

Population, income & housing

	Purcell	Waco
Population	354	190
Median age	42.9 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$56,875
Median home value	$84,600	$115,600
Median gross rent	$938	—
Housing units	182	77
Homeownership rate	81.8%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Purcell	Waco
Population	423 → 354 (-16.3%)	67 → 190 (+183.6%)
Median household income	$53,021 → $38,750 (-26.9%)	$48,750 → $56,875 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$75,200 → $84,600 (+12.5%)	$72,500 → $115,600 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $938 (+35.2%)	—

Purcell

Population

423354

Median household income

$53,021$38,750

Median home value

$75,200$84,600

Median gross rent

$694$938

Waco

Population

67190

Median household income

$48,750$56,875

Median home value

$72,500$115,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Purcell	Waco
Under 5	0.6%	8.4%
5 to 17	24.9%	10.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	6.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	5.3%
45 to 54	20.6%	20.5%
55 to 64	9.0%	27.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	6.8%
75 and over	10.2%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Purcell	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Purcell	Waco
No high school diploma	11.0%	28.0%
High school graduate	34.6%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Purcell	Waco
Drove alone	90.8%	65.4%
Carpooled	5.7%	34.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Purcell	Waco
1-unit, detached	93.4%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Purcell	Waco
Poverty rate	24.3%	18.4%
Average household size	2.68	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	38	26
Median year structure built	1947	1966