Hewitt vs Waco

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

Hewitt 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 16,244 in Hewitt). Hewitt has the higher median household income ($83,798 vs $51,468 in Waco). Hewitt has the higher median home value ($252,200 vs $199,600 in Waco).

Population, income & housing

	Hewitt	Waco
Population	16,244	141,925
Median age	37.1 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,798	$51,468
Median home value	$252,200	$199,600
Median gross rent	$1,389	$1,098
Housing units	6,231	60,256
Homeownership rate	67.4%	48.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hewitt	Waco
Population	14,523 → 16,244 (+11.9%)	135,858 → 141,925 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$72,077 → $83,798 (+16.3%)	$40,190 → $51,468 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$167,500 → $252,200 (+50.6%)	$125,300 → $199,600 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,155 → $1,389 (+20.3%)	$862 → $1,098 (+27.4%)

Hewitt

Population

14,52316,244

Median household income

$72,077$83,798

Median home value

$167,500$252,200

Median gross rent

$1,155$1,389

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)

	Hewitt	Waco
Under 5	4.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.5%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	19.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.2%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.2%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.6%
75 and over	6.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hewitt	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	44.9%
Black or African American	6.4%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	3.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hewitt	Waco
No high school diploma	4.6%	13.8%
High school graduate	19.2%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hewitt	Waco
Drove alone	79.0%	77.3%
Carpooled	10.7%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.1%	8.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hewitt	Waco
1-unit, detached	72.8%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	10.7%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	15.6%
20 or more units	4.2%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hewitt	Waco
Poverty rate	4.2%	24.0%
Average household size	2.69	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1994	1977