McCool Junction vs Waco

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

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

McCool Junction has the higher population (740 vs 155 in Waco). McCool Junction has the higher median household income ($115,833 vs $80,417 in Waco). Waco has the higher median home value ($140,000 vs $138,500 in McCool Junction).

Population, income & housing

	McCool Junction	Waco
Population	740	155
Median age	25.9 yrs	61.4 yrs
Median household income	$115,833	$80,417
Median home value	$138,500	$140,000
Median gross rent	$847	—
Housing units	299	92
Homeownership rate	85.5%	98.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCool Junction	Waco
Population	389 → 740 (+90.2%)	272 → 155 (-43.0%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $115,833 (+115.5%)	$68,500 → $80,417 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $138,500 (+10.8%)	$108,200 → $140,000 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $847 (+10.9%)	$656 → $696 (+6.1%)

McCool Junction

Population

389740

Median household income

$53,750$115,833

Median home value

$125,000$138,500

Median gross rent

$764$847

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)

	McCool Junction	Waco
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.7%	9.7%
18 to 24	27.2%	5.2%
25 to 34	19.3%	7.7%
35 to 44	8.2%	3.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	23.9%
65 to 74	4.3%	29.0%
75 and over	5.0%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCool Junction	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCool Junction	Waco
No high school diploma	2.3%	2.3%
High school graduate	30.9%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	47.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	22.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCool Junction	Waco
Drove alone	84.0%	66.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCool Junction	Waco
1-unit, detached	96.0%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	McCool Junction	Waco
Poverty rate	6.6%	2.0%
Average household size	2.55	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1938	1966