Waco migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 11,489 people moved into the Waco metro and 10,733 moved out, a net of +756. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Dallas, TX leads both directions, with 1,706 people in and 1,828 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 53–54% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +2,393 in 2020–21 to +756 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
308,807
▲ 0.6% year over year · growing
Peak population
308,807
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by births minus deaths (+801); domestic migration added +716 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 308,807 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$66M
▲ $427M arrived · $362M left
Avg household income · movers
$67k in · $60k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 12%
Waco wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Waco metro in 2022–23 reported $427M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $362M with them, a net gain of $66M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $67k of income, vs $60k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 12%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 54% of inbound and 53% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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