Waco, Missouri

2026 Edition · 7 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Growing. Up 2.7% since 2020.

    75

    people, the 831st-largest of Missouri's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Missouri's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $587.

    A $587 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Jasper County.

    • $852 Tract 115.02
    • $1,439 Tract 113.01

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  3. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 95% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Units needed

    None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

    0

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2013 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  5. Home value

    A median home costs 49% less than Missouri's.

    $116,500

    median home value in Waco.

    • $116,500 Waco
    • $230,300 Missouri
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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