City profile · Mid-size City
Waco, Texas
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Waco, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Jim Holmes
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 142,533
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcewaco-texas.com/Government/City-Council ↗
- Official leadership pagewaco-texas.com/Government/City-Council ↗
- City websitewaco-texas.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Jim Holmes CurrentMayor · added Jul 2, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
- Jim Bush FormerMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 142,533
- Median household income
- $47,421
- Median age
- 28.8
- Land area
- 91.01 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,566.1 per sq mi
- County
- McLennan County
- Metro area
- Waco, TX
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