Bellmead vs Waco

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

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

Waco has the higher population (141,925 vs 10,550 in Bellmead). Bellmead has the higher median household income ($54,048 vs $51,468 in Waco). Waco has the higher median home value ($199,600 vs $117,600 in Bellmead).

Population, income & housing

	Bellmead	Waco
Population	10,550	141,925
Median age	35.7 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,048	$51,468
Median home value	$117,600	$199,600
Median gross rent	$1,054	$1,098
Housing units	3,856	60,256
Homeownership rate	57.8%	48.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellmead	Waco
Population	10,556 → 10,550 (-0.1%)	135,858 → 141,925 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$41,696 → $54,048 (+29.6%)	$40,190 → $51,468 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$74,600 → $117,600 (+57.6%)	$125,300 → $199,600 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $1,054 (+41.1%)	$862 → $1,098 (+27.4%)

Bellmead

Population

10,55610,550

Median household income

$41,696$54,048

Median home value

$74,600$117,600

Median gross rent

$747$1,054

Waco

Population

135,858141,925

Median household income

$40,190$51,468

Median home value

$125,300$199,600

Median gross rent

$862$1,098

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellmead	Waco
Under 5	4.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	28.1%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	19.7%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.2%
35 to 44	16.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.2%
55 to 64	9.7%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.6%
75 and over	4.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellmead	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	29.3%	44.9%
Black or African American	14.6%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	49.1%	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellmead	Waco
No high school diploma	27.3%	13.8%
High school graduate	29.8%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellmead	Waco
Drove alone	80.7%	77.3%
Carpooled	13.7%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellmead	Waco
1-unit, detached	66.2%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	15.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Bellmead	Waco
Poverty rate	22.1%	24.0%
Average household size	2.94	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1983	1977