Robinson vs Waco

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

Robinson 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 12,668 in Robinson). Robinson has the higher median household income ($95,579 vs $51,468 in Waco). Robinson has the higher median home value ($269,000 vs $199,600 in Waco).

Population, income & housing

	Robinson	Waco
Population	12,668	141,925
Median age	35.2 yrs	29.2 yrs
Median household income	$95,579	$51,468
Median home value	$269,000	$199,600
Median gross rent	$1,392	$1,098
Housing units	4,319	60,256
Homeownership rate	76.6%	48.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Robinson	Waco
Population	11,646 → 12,668 (+8.8%)	135,858 → 141,925 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$80,184 → $95,579 (+19.2%)	$40,190 → $51,468 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $269,000 (+62.7%)	$125,300 → $199,600 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,244 → $1,392 (+11.9%)	$862 → $1,098 (+27.4%)

Robinson

Population

11,64612,668

Median household income

$80,184$95,579

Median home value

$165,300$269,000

Median gross rent

$1,244$1,392

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)

	Robinson	Waco
Under 5	9.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.7%	19.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.3%
65 to 74	8.1%	7.6%
75 and over	6.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Robinson	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	44.9%
Black or African American	5.8%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	27.8%	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Robinson	Waco
No high school diploma	9.4%	13.8%
High school graduate	34.2%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Robinson	Waco
Drove alone	82.9%	77.3%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.3%	8.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Robinson	Waco
1-unit, detached	85.4%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	15.6%
20 or more units	1.6%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Robinson	Waco
Poverty rate	3.1%	24.0%
Average household size	3.14	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1990	1977