Waxahachie

Population & Demographics

Waxahachie, TX

Waxahachie is home to 45,347 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,054 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
45,347
people
Population

45,347 residents

Median age 33.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Waxahachie population & demographics

Who lives in Waxahachie — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
45,347
Median age
33.3yrs
Median household income
$85,723
Median home value
$336,500
Median gross rent
$1,618/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
31.4%
Poverty rate
7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Waxahachie

How Waxahachie breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White51.9%
Hispanic or Latino25.5%
Black17.1%
Two or more races3.4%
Asian0.9%
Some other race0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Waxahachie

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Waxahachie.

Waxahachie at a glance
Employed Residents
23,054
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
27.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
18.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Waxahachie proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Waxahachie commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Waxahachie

23,054 commutes, one dot at a time

Waxahachie

Where 23,054 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Waxahachie, by worker count.

1Dallas27.6 mi4,578
2Waxahachie0.0 mi4,196
3Fort Worth37.9 mi1,127
4Irving32.3 mi881
5Arlington26.1 mi867
6Midlothian9.3 mi640
7Ennis13.2 mi492
8Grand Prairie23.3 mi453

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Waxahachie.

1Waxahachie0.0 mi4,196
2Dallas27.6 mi1,143
3Midlothian9.3 mi829
4Ennis13.2 mi636
5Fort Worth37.9 mi545
6Arlington26.1 mi439
7Red Oak8.4 mi411
8DeSoto13.4 mi328

Top industries

The sectors that employ Waxahachie’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade15.6%
MFManufacturing14.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.8%
EDEducational Services11.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing7.7%
WSWholesale Trade4.1%
COConstruction4.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Waxahachie

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

11 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps97%
5 Gbps97%
8 Gbps2%
See all internet providers in Waxahachie

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