Gresham vs Waco

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

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

Gresham has the higher population (257 vs 155 in Waco). Waco has the higher median household income ($80,417 vs $42,500 in Gresham). Waco has the higher median home value ($140,000 vs $68,300 in Gresham).

Population, income & housing

	Gresham	Waco
Population	257	155
Median age	39.9 yrs	61.4 yrs
Median household income	$42,500	$80,417
Median home value	$68,300	$140,000
Median gross rent	$533	—
Housing units	151	92
Homeownership rate	73.1%	98.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gresham	Waco
Population	231 → 257 (+11.3%)	272 → 155 (-43.0%)
Median household income	$47,813 → $42,500 (-11.1%)	$68,500 → $80,417 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$48,000 → $68,300 (+42.3%)	$108,200 → $140,000 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$432 → $533 (+23.4%)	$656 → $696 (+6.1%)

Gresham

Population

231257

Median household income

$47,813$42,500

Median home value

$48,000$68,300

Median gross rent

$432$533

Waco

Population

272155

Median household income

$68,500$80,417

Median home value

$108,200$140,000

Median gross rent

$656$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gresham	Waco
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.5%	9.7%
18 to 24	12.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	7.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	3.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	8.4%
55 to 64	16.0%	23.9%
65 to 74	7.0%	29.0%
75 and over	13.6%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gresham	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gresham	Waco
No high school diploma	19.6%	2.3%
High school graduate	30.4%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	22.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gresham	Waco
Drove alone	80.3%	66.2%
Carpooled	18.0%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gresham	Waco
1-unit, detached	82.1%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Gresham	Waco
Poverty rate	23.0%	2.0%
Average household size	1.98	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1938	1966