Ferris vs Waxahachie

A side-by-side comparison of Ferris and Waxahachie: population, income, housing, and more.

Ferris and Waxahachie are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waxahachie has the higher population (43,591 vs 2,932 in Ferris). Waxahachie has the higher median household income ($82,449 vs $71,583 in Ferris). Waxahachie has the higher median home value ($307,900 vs $219,600 in Ferris).

Population, income & housing

	Ferris	Waxahachie
Population	2,932	43,591
Median age	30.3 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,583	$82,449
Median home value	$219,600	$307,900
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,495
Housing units	1,018	16,095
Homeownership rate	68.2%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferris	Waxahachie
Population	2,692 → 2,932 (+8.9%)	35,376 → 43,591 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$59,129 → $71,583 (+21.1%)	$65,589 → $82,449 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$91,500 → $219,600 (+140.0%)	$176,300 → $307,900 (+74.6%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,145 (+16.5%)	$1,088 → $1,495 (+37.4%)

Ferris

Population

2,6922,932

Median household income

$59,129$71,583

Median home value

$91,500$219,600

Median gross rent

$983$1,145

Waxahachie

Population

35,37643,591

Median household income

$65,589$82,449

Median home value

$176,300$307,900

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,495

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferris	Waxahachie
Under 5	10.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	25.1%	19.4%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	16.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	15.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	8.2%	8.7%
65 to 74	6.7%	8.2%
75 and over	4.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferris	Waxahachie
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	55.1%
Black or African American	18.9%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	56.5%	24.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferris	Waxahachie
No high school diploma	17.6%	10.4%
High school graduate	30.1%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferris	Waxahachie
Drove alone	79.6%	81.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferris	Waxahachie
1-unit, detached	86.5%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Ferris	Waxahachie
Poverty rate	9.7%	8.8%
Average household size	3.14	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1983	2000