Lacy-Lakeview vs Waco

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

Lacy-Lakeview 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 7,247 in Lacy-Lakeview). Waco has the higher median household income ($51,468 vs $51,301 in Lacy-Lakeview). Waco has the higher median home value ($199,600 vs $154,300 in Lacy-Lakeview).

Population, income & housing

	Lacy-Lakeview	Waco
Population	7,247	141,925
Median age	34.1 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,301	$51,468
Median home value	$154,300	$199,600
Median gross rent	$865	$1,098
Housing units	3,232	60,256
Homeownership rate	45.8%	48.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lacy-Lakeview	Waco
Population	6,633 → 7,247 (+9.3%)	135,858 → 141,925 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$35,310 → $51,301 (+45.3%)	$40,190 → $51,468 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$88,700 → $154,300 (+74.0%)	$125,300 → $199,600 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $865 (+18.7%)	$862 → $1,098 (+27.4%)

Lacy-Lakeview

Population

6,6337,247

Median household income

$35,310$51,301

Median home value

$88,700$154,300

Median gross rent

$729$865

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)

	Lacy-Lakeview	Waco
Under 5	8.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	11.8%	19.7%
25 to 34	17.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	14.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.2%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.3%
65 to 74	7.0%	7.6%
75 and over	5.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lacy-Lakeview	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	39.8%	44.9%
Black or African American	29.2%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	25.3%	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lacy-Lakeview	Waco
No high school diploma	15.7%	13.8%
High school graduate	30.2%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lacy-Lakeview	Waco
Drove alone	82.2%	77.3%
Carpooled	3.5%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.3%	8.5%
Other means	2.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lacy-Lakeview	Waco
1-unit, detached	56.1%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	23.1%	15.6%
20 or more units	7.2%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Lacy-Lakeview	Waco
Poverty rate	16.2%	24.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1981	1977