Killeen vs Waco
Killeen, TX compared with Waco, TX · 46 miles apart
Killeen has 161,883 residents to Waco’s 147,788. Killeen comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Waco does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Killeen, TX | Waco, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 161,883 | 147,788 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,964 | 1,624 |
| Median household income | $60,977 | $54,365 |
| Median home value | $215,400 | $221,700 |
| Median rent | $1,208 | $1,165 |
| Homeownership | 49.5% | 49.4% |
| Average commute | 25.5 min | 18.7 min |
| Median age | 30.3 | 29.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 21.9% | 28.7% |
| Poverty rate | 17.4% | 23.1% |
| Unemployment | 9.7% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 4.1× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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