The City of Waco is located in the heart of the Texas manufacturing and technology corridor on Interstate Highway 35, just 90 miles south of Dallas and 100 miles north of Austin.

Our climate is semi-tropical with short and mild winters.

The City population is 113,726 and our metropolitan area population is 213,517.

We have the resources, land, infrastructure, labor force, essential services,  strategic partnerships and incentives for innovative industrial development.

Size:

• Waco City Limits: 100 square miles (includes Lake Waco)
• Waco MSA (McLennan County) 1,000 square miles

Water Supply: Lake Waco

• Waco water rights (City owned): 79,000 acre-feet
• Maximum daily system capacity: 90,000,000 gallons
• Maximum daily use: 59,000,000 gallons
• Storage capacity: 109,000 acre-feet (approximately 35.2 billion gallons)

Waste Water

• Maximum daily use: 59,000,000 gallons
• Maximum system capacity: 80,000,000 gallons

Transportation:

• Waco Regional Airport - Commuter carrier to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and Houston - Bush International Airport
• Industrial airport at TSTC (Texas State Technical College)
• Shuttle van service to/ from DFW Airport and Dallas' Love Field
• Public Bus System - Waco Transit- passenger vans, large buses, ADA buses with door to door service

Police Protection: more than 213 officers

Fire Protection: 180 firefighters

Sales Tax: 8.25 %

State Income Tax: none

More Demographics

Average Annual Precipitation: 32 inches

Mean Temperature: 67.2 degrees

Average Temperature Extremes:

• Mean maximum temperature for July - 97 degrees
• Mean minimum temperatature for December - 34 degrees

Air Quality Monitor - located at the Texas State Technical College Airport. Sponsored by TCEQ and the City of Waco.

• TCEQ Live Update

Parks:

• 35, including the 416 acre Cameron Park, largest municipal park in Texas