Waco

Population: 216
Median household income: $31,250
Median home value: $93,100

Waco is a community in Cleveland County, North Carolina, home to 216 residents. At $31,250, its median household income sits below Cleveland County's $55,769.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waco's population declined 37.2% from 344 to 216, while its median home value fell 11.0% from $104,600 to $93,100.

The median gross rent is $1,077. 10.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 216
Median age: 55.3 yrs
Median household income: $31,250
Median home value: $93,100
Median gross rent: $1,077
Housing units: 128
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

344216

Median household income

$47,614$31,250

Median home value

$104,600$93,100

Median gross rent

$721$1,077

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	344	$47,614	$104,600	$721
2020	292	$33,906	$89,300	$675
2021	300	$34,375	$87,000	$700
2022	278	$41,875	$97,700	$892
2023	216	$31,250	$93,100	$1,077

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 174.6%

18 to 241.4%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7421.8%

75 and over17.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	4.6%
5 to 17	10	4.6%
18 to 24	3	1.4%
25 to 34	33	15.3%
35 to 44	21	9.7%
45 to 54	29	13.4%
55 to 64	26	12.0%
65 to 74	47	21.8%
75 and over	37	17.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	198	91.7%
Black or African American	17	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	18.1%
High school graduate	87	45.1%
Some college or associate's	50	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	9	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	50	72.5%
Carpooled	2	2.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	24.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	38.5%
15 to 29 min	14	26.9%
30 to 44 min	2	3.8%
45 to 59 min	10	19.2%
60+ min	6	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 12.0% (26 of 216)

	Count	Share
Family households	67	74.4%
Nonfamily households	23	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	90	70.3%
Vacant	38	29.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	72	80.0%
Renter-occupied	18	20.0%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	88	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	30.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3770320
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3626, -81.4293