Waxahachie is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 45,476 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Waxahachie is the 87th largest community in Texas. Waxahachie has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Waxahachie, where the median household income is $80,044.00.
Waxahachie real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Waxahachie house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Waxahachie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Waxahachie is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.
The percentage of people in Waxahachie who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.30% of adults in Waxahachie have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Waxahachie in 2022 was $33,996, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,984 for a family of four. However, Waxahachie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Waxahachie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waxahachie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waxahachie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Waxahachie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.93% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Waxahachie include English, German, Irish, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Waxahachie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.