Population

50,090

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$336,500

Owner-occupied units

Waxahachie, TX

Texas · 32.402° N, 96.844° W · 50 sq mi

Waxahachie is a city in Texas, with a population of 50,090 and about 1,007 residents per square mile. The median household earns $85,723 a year, and the median home is worth $336,500.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

50 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,007

People per square mile

Rank by population

#890

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#241

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$85,723

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,618

Per month

Homeownership

60.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.9 min

One way

People

Median age

33.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

31.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

7.2%

Households

15,918

2.75 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 23.8^%

Manufacturing 13^%

Professional & business services 11.7^%

Retail trade 11.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

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