Waxahachie, Texas demographics

Waxahachie, TX demographics: median age 33.3; 31.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Waxahachie city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4876816. The survey estimates a population of 45,347 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Waxahachie is 33.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 15,918 households (±541). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.3 ±1.2	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	11,363 ±912	25.1% ±2.0 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	12,521 ±914	27.6% ±2.0 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	15,972 ±1,049	35.2% ±2.3 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	5,491 ±565	12.1% ±1.2 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	21,688 ±624	47.8% ±1.4 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	23,659 ±626	52.2% ±1.4 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	26,515 ±1,220	58.5% ±2.7 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	7,846 ±1,075	17.3% ±2.4 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	177 ±108 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	398 ±198	0.9% ±0.4 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	353 ±227 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,498 ±861	7.7% ±1.9 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	6,560 ±994	14.5% ±2.2 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,800 ±1,099	74.5% ±2.4 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,547 ±1,094	25.5% ±2.4 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,918
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,519 ±543	53.5% ±2.9 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	630 ±259	4.0% ±1.6 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,998 ±339	12.6% ±2.1 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,090 ±620	25.7% ±3.8 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	681 ±231	4.3% ±1.4 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,918
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,781 ±444	36.3% ±2.5 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,137 ±764	63.7% ±4.3 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 15,918
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,090 ±620	25.7% ±3.8 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,996 ±547	31.4% ±3.3 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,598 ±439	16.3% ±2.7 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,506 ±449	15.7% ±2.8 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,091 ±280	6.9% ±1.7 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	386 ±170	2.4% ±1.1 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	251 ±131 · low precision	1.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 45,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	42,101 ±657	92.8% ±1.4 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,246 ±640	7.2% ±1.4 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 41,944
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	34,329 ±1,081	81.8% ±2.4 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	6,837 ±1,046	16.3% ±2.5 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	45 ±53 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	85 ±58 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	98 ±113 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	58 ±56 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±31 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	100 ±111 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	84 ±103 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	57 ±67 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	149 ±161 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	14 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	88 ±132 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 28,898
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,843 ±506	9.8% ±1.7 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	7,245 ±830	25.1% ±2.8 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,751 ±735	23.4% ±2.5 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,982 ±531	10.3% ±1.8 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,640 ±700	19.5% ±2.4 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,437 ±589	11.9% ±2.0 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 44,799
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	36,562 ±1,477	81.6% ±3.3 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,303 ±1,096	9.6% ±2.4 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,541 ±650	5.7% ±1.5 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,344 ±637	3.0% ±1.4 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	49 ±52 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

14.3% of Waxahachie residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 91.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Waxahachie	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	14.3% ±1.9 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.6% ±2.2 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.5% ±0.9 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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