Waxahachie

Population: 43,591
Median household income: $82,449
Median home value: $307,900

Waxahachie is a community in Ellis County, Texas, home to 43,591 residents. The median household income of $82,449 is below the Ellis County median ($95,898).

Between 2019 and 2023, Waxahachie's population grew 23.2% from 35,376 to 43,591, while its median home value rose 74.6% from $176,300 to $307,900.

The typical home was built around 2000. 8.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,591
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $82,449
Median home value: $307,900
Median gross rent: $1,495
Housing units: 16,095
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,37643,591

Median household income

$65,589$82,449

Median home value

$176,300$307,900

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,495

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,376	$65,589	$176,300	$1,088
2020	36,735	$68,496	$201,200	$1,129
2021	39,815	$74,789	$227,700	$1,201
2022	41,801	$80,044	$270,300	$1,387
2023	43,591	$82,449	$307,900	$1,495

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,235	7.4%
5 to 17	8,443	19.4%
18 to 24	4,618	10.6%
25 to 34	7,158	16.4%
35 to 44	5,919	13.6%
45 to 54	4,810	11.0%
55 to 64	3,772	8.7%
65 to 74	3,566	8.2%
75 and over	2,070	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,036	55.1%
Black or African American	6,598	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81	0.2%
Asian	350	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	209	0.5%
Some other race	216	0.5%
Two or more races	1,470	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,631	24.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,826	10.4%
High school graduate	6,777	24.8%
Some college or associate's	10,016	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,678	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,998	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,931	81.8%
Carpooled	1,818	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	204	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,915	8.7%
Other means	52	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,821	34.1%
15 to 29 min	4,564	22.8%
30 to 44 min	4,509	22.5%
45 to 59 min	2,117	10.6%
60+ min	1,994	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 8.8% (3,704 of 42,126)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,770	70.9%
Nonfamily households	4,420	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,190	94.4%
Vacant	905	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,482	62.4%
Renter-occupied	5,708	37.6%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,929	74.1%
1-unit, attached	484	3.0%
2 to 4 units	417	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1,186	7.4%
20 or more units	1,731	10.8%
Mobile home & other	348	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4876816
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 50 sq mi
Water area: 1.25 sq mi
Center point: 32.4025, -96.8445