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2006-06-14 04:29:15 · 4 answers · asked by Tom 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
It's a mid-sized city in East Texas, home to Baylor University (a Baptist institution that manages to hold a reputation as a party school despite the morals of the people who run it).
The city homepage is: http://www.waco-texas.com/
As of the census of 2000, there are 113,726 people in the city, The racial makeup of the city is 60.78% White, 22.65% African American, 1.38% Asian, 0.51% Native American, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 12.38% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more races. 23.64% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 42,279 households out of which 29.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% are married couples living together, 16.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% are non-families. 31.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.49 and the average family size is 3.19.
The median income for a household in the city is $26,264, and the median income for a family is $33,919.
(Census information from Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco,_Texas)
2006-06-14 04:41:04 · answer #1 · answered by neanah_e 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, Waco is in the center of the "Bible belt" a very conservative area of Texas. Pres. Bush bought a ranch near there to give you an idea. Baylor Univ. is there, which is affiliated with the Southern Baptist church (very traditional, very conservative).
The weather is pretty warm (over 90 degrees F) at least for 8 months of the year. It rarely snows, but in winter the temp can drop from 75F to 35F in 2-3 hrs when a cold front (called a "Norther") blows in. Rain & hail are common.
On the other hand, you can buy a very nice house with a large garden quite reasonably, compared with many other places in the US. There is a lake nearby for boating & fishing.
People are generally friendly & provided you do not provoke them with an unusual public lifestyle (i.e, holding loud outdoor drinking parties, are overtly gay or advocating abortion) you'll likely fit in OK.
Its a fairly short drive (by Texas standards) to Austin if you need some culture or a curry or real night life.
2006-06-14 04:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by Jack M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a small city - about 100K when Baylor is in session. A large Baptist population. Not much to do after dark. All in all, if you like a slow, quiet town, it's great.
On the other hand, DFW and Austin are only an hour and a half drive away. That's only 30min more than my daily in town commute here in Dallas!
2006-06-14 04:35:59 · answer #3 · answered by jlaidlawy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know much but try the university f baylor
2006-06-14 04:32:27 · answer #4 · answered by susuze2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋