Waco, Nebraska

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Waco is a village in York County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 256 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Waco is located at 40°53′48″N, 97°27′42″W (40.896565, -97.461554)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 256 people, 106 households, and 69 families residing in the village. The population density was 429.7/km² (1,123.0/mi²). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 193.1/km² (504.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.83% White, 0.39% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 106 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,813, and the median income for a family was $42,292. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,834. About 3.3% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.7% of those sixty five or over.