Metro area · CBSA 47380
Waco
The Waco, TX metro area has 302,045 people. Median rent is $1,151, 20.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in McLennan County at $1,297. Of the 28 places we track here, Chilton has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$66,205
Median home value
$234,100
Unemployment
4.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,297
HUD, McLennan County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waco | 143,570 | $1,165 | 25.7% |
| Hewitt | 16,432 | $1,538 | 22.1% |
| Robinson | 12,800 | $1,419 | 17.1% |
| Bellmead | 10,566 | $1,107 | 25.5% |
| Woodway | 9,570 | $1,653 | 17.2% |
| Lacy-Lakeview | 7,274 | $917 | 19.3% |
| Marlin | 5,516 | $689 | 22.7% |
| Clifton | 3,503 | $1,055 | 19.6% |
| West | 2,576 | $1,002 | 19.4% |
| Willow Grove | 2,080 | $1,220 | 16.4% |
| Mart | 1,704 | $895 | 17.1% |
| Meridian | 1,638 | $738 | 13.5% |
| Laguna Park | 1,596 | $787 | 15.5% |
| Beverly Hills | 1,590 | $942 | 23.9% |
| Bruceville-Eddy | 1,584 | $1,159 | 18.3% |
| Lorena | 1,497 | $1,173 | 16.0% |
| Riesel | 1,453 | $1,172 | 14.3% |
| Moody | 1,390 | $1,214 | 20.9% |
| Valley Mills | 1,136 | $1,172 | 20.4% |
| China Spring | 1,126 | $932 | 15.8% |
| Gholson | 1,112 | $862 | 13.3% |
| Crawford | 1,020 | $970 | 13.2% |
| Rosebud | 1,007 | $728 | 19.4% |
| Golinda | 836 | $792 | 15.2% |
| Walnut Springs | 787 | $1,038 | 39.3% |
| Chilton | 698 | $731 | 9.3% |
| Lott | 583 | $733 | 16.1% |
| Morgan | 525 | $930 | 21.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.