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76706 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76706 covers Waco, Texas, with a population of about 40,668 and a median household income of $42,277.

Population
40,668563 per square mile
Median age
23.814.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$42,27745% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
32.4%20 points above the US average
Typical home value
$253,884up 22.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,06321% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
22.6%12.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
38.9%26.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
567

Where 76706 is

Waco, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population40,668
Median age23.8
Family households50.9%
Born outside the US8.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home22.4%
White (non-Hispanic)49.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Hispanic or Latino31%
Veterans3.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$42,277
Income per person$23,215
Poverty rate32.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k15.8%
$10–15k7.4%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k5.8%
$25–30k5.4%
$30–35k4.5%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k9.8%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k3.1%
$150–200k6.1%
$200k or more4.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed13,840
Mean adjusted gross income$55,369
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k35.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.4%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$180,600
Median gross rent$1,063
Rent as a share of household income42.9%
Owner-occupied38.9%
Vacant homes12.7%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house45%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units8.5%
5 to 19 units22.7%
20 or more units19%
Mobile home3.1%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$253,884as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97%
Typical asking rent$1,421as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 18.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$257,294$106,483

$111,182 in 2009 to $253,884 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$1,501$910

$910 in 2017 to $1,421 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%
High school diploma or higher85.1%
Works from home6.2%
Drives to work alone74.2%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)19.9% 8.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.9% 5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.1% 7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.2% 8.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening74.6% 11.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.8% 7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57% 7.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist42.8% 18.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.7% 6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.8% 7.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability12.4% 4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.6% 6.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23% 6.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments567
People employed15,597
Annual payroll$650,382,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 42.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss50.6 out of 100
Community resilience68.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado90.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane63.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide48.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind38.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather34.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake23.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$42,277$76,292$78,538
Income per person$23,215$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate32.4%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$180,600$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,063$1,339$1,348
Homeownership38.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home6.2%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.8%17.2%13.9%
Median age23.835.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWACO DAM, TX US13 km away
Rain in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January58.5°F / 35.7°F2.72 in rain
February61.9°F / 40°F2.69 in rain
March68.4°F / 47.6°F3.51 in rain
April76.1°F / 54.3°F3.16 in rain
May82.9°F / 64.2°F4.39 in rain
June90.5°F / 71.8°F3.61 in rain
July94.5°F / 75°F1.85 in rain
August95.3°F / 74.9°F2.44 in rain
September89.2°F / 67.6°F3.15 in rain
October79.7°F / 56.7°F4.3 in rain
November68.1°F / 46.2°F2.93 in rain
December59.8°F / 38.5°F2.76 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Robinson Independent School District65.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Waco Independent School District25.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Midway Independent School District3.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Lorena Independent School District3% of this ZIP code's land area
Chilton Independent School District2.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

76711 Waco, TX3.3 km away
76798 Waco, TX3.3 km away
76702 Waco, TX4.1 km away
76701 Waco, TX4.4 km away
76799 Waco, TX4.8 km away
76707 Waco, TX5.4 km away
76704 Waco, TX6.7 km away
76710 Waco, TX6.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

McLennan County95.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Falls County4.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area72.29 sq mi
Water area1.95 sq mi
Population density563 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.5171, -97.1198

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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