McLennan County, Texas (TX)

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• • 141,93355.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 69,24727.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 34,98313.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,5002.1%Two or more races
  • 3,4711.4%Asian alone
  • 1,0750.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3170.1%Some other race alone
  • 970.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $201,761

Here:	$201,761
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $235,239

Here:	$235,239
State:	$268,635

In 2-unit structures: $185,064

Here:	$185,064
State:	$309,107

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $187,298

Here:	$187,298
State:	$205,835

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $204,994

Here:	$204,994
State:	$312,503

Mobile homes: $117,174

Here:	$117,174
State:	$94,014

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,206

Here:	$15,206
State:	$52,538

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 28
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 55
• Burglaries: 303
• Thefts: 473
• Auto thefts: 69

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 63
• Burglaries: 323
• Thefts: 425
• Auto thefts: 89

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,577 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,812 (1.3%)

Area name: Waco, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McLennan County is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $605 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $757 a month.

Cities in this county include: Waco, Hewitt, Bellmead, Woodway, Robinson, Elm Mott, Lacy-Lakeview, McGregor, China Spring, Axtell.

2018 air pollution in McLennan County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.183 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.0 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Ben Hill County, Georgia , Franklin County, Mississippi , Henry County, Alabama , Cherokee County , Simpson County, Mississippi , Turner County, Georgia .

Current college students: 22,657
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 20,303 (31.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5,3702010 or later
• 5,2722000 to 2009
• 4,6531990 to 1999
• 3,9141980 to 1989
• 2,2591970 to 1979
• 959Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 70,726
• One, attached: 2,916
• Two: 3,645
• 3 or 4: 4,089
• 5 to 9: 3,544
• 10 to 19: 5,442
• 20 to 49: 4,260
• 50 or more: 2,481
• Mobile homes: 5,755
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 316

Housing units in McLennan County with a mortgage: 28,696 (215 second mortgage, 883 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28,307

Religion statistics for McLennan County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in McLennan County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Explosion, Incident Period: April 17, 2013 to April 20, 2013, Emergency Declared EM-3363: April 19, 2013, FEMA Id: 3363, Natural disaster type: Explosion
• Texas Explosion, Incident Period: April 17, 2013 to April 20, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4136: August 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4136, Natural disaster type: Explosion
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Dean, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3277: August 18, 2007, FEMA Id: 3277, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.77% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($50,111 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($302 average AGI)

McLennan County:	0.02%
Texas average:	0.08%

4.00% relocated from other counties in Texas ($32,167 average AGI)
1.74% relocated from other states ($17,642 average AGI)

McLennan County:	1.74%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Bell County, TX	0.42% ($47,441 average AGI)
from Dallas County, TX	0.28% ($45,369)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.28% ($44,975)
from Travis County, TX	0.27% ($46,191)
from Harris County, TX	0.20% ($53,099)
from Bosque County, TX	0.16% ($39,255)
from Hill County, TX	0.15% ($35,388)

5.55% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($48,737 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($246 average AGI)

McLennan County:	0.04%
Texas average:	0.08%

4.06% relocated to other counties in Texas ($33,975 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($14,516 average AGI)

McLennan County:	1.45%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Bell County, TX	0.41% ($41,063 average AGI)
to Dallas County, TX	0.34% ($45,139)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.34% ($48,198)
to Travis County, TX	0.28% ($42,072)
to Harris County, TX	0.26% ($41,968)
to Bosque County, TX	0.17% ($40,690)
to Hill County, TX	0.17% ($38,396)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in McLennan County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 43,136 (8,718 living alone), Female householders: 49,885 (16,158 living alone)

• 42,798 spouses (42,601 opposite-sex spouses), 5,160 unmarried partners, (4,575 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 76,806 children (71,670 natural, 1,272 adopted, 3,864 stepchildren), 8,405 grandchildren, 1,770 brothers or sisters, 2,264 parents, 167 foster children, 5,485 other relatives, 11,290 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 9,457

Size of family households: 26,706 2-persons, 13,466 3-persons, 12,981 4-persons, 5,589 5-persons, 1,682 6-persons, 1,468 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,876 1-person, 4,898 2-persons, 415 3-persons, 470 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 267 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.

35,635 married couples with children.
17,523 single-parent households (2,634 men, 14,889 women).

80.8% of residents of McLennan speak English at home.
16.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,367,054,000 ($6,146 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $193,434,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $550,539,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $264,270,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,626,000
Federal grants: $263,762,000
Federal procurement contracts: $151,730,000 ($135,732,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $130,127,000 ($15,968,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,821,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $417,117,000
Federal Government insurance: $84,466,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 22.41 millions of gallons per day (53% from ground, 47% from surface)

• Year house built in McLennan County, Texas
• 6,8932014 or later
• 4,8382010 to 2013
• 9,9352000 to 2009
• 11,6171990 to 1999
• 17,4081980 to 1989
• 18,6821970 to 1979
• 13,1061960 to 1969
• 11,1291950 to 1959
• 5,1691940 to 1949
• 4,3971939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in McLennan County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McLennan County, Texas
• 3481 room
• 1782 rooms
• 1,0913 rooms
• 4,1374 rooms
• 11,8515 rooms
• 16,1726 rooms
• 10,2297 rooms
• 6,1548 rooms
• 6,8439+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McLennan County, Texas
• 6671 room
• 1,6382 rooms
• 7,2223 rooms
• 9,8244 rooms
• 8,8035 rooms
• 5,2196 rooms
• 1,1907 rooms
• 8958 rooms
• 5609+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in McLennan County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in McLennan County, Texas
• 373no bedroom
• 8581 bedroom
• 7,0292 bedrooms
• 31,7683 bedrooms
• 14,9264 bedrooms
• 2,0495+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McLennan County, Texas
• 667no bedroom
• 7,9521 bedroom
• 13,4652 bedrooms
• 10,3693 bedrooms
• 3,3154 bedrooms
• 2505+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in McLennan County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in McLennan County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,269no vehicle
• 13,3261 vehicle
• 26,6382 vehicles
• 10,5833 vehicles
• 3,6274 vehicles
• 1,5605+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in McLennan County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,878no vehicle
• 17,3961 vehicle
• 11,6282 vehicles
• 2,5443 vehicles
• 9714 vehicles
• 6015+ vehicles

80.8% of McLennan County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 189,101
• Other state: 44,392
• Northeast: 3,589
• Midwest: 15,000
• South: 14,829
• West: 10,974

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 5,736
• Number of aged recipients: 637
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,099
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,315
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,261
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,160
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,088
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,512

McLennan County on our top lists:

• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"