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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!47380=METRO("Waco, TX")

Waco, TX metro area

The Waco, TX metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 307,123 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $20.0 billion that year.

Texas3 counties
GDP, 2024$20.0B#180 of 387 · +5.7% nominal
Income per person, 2024$56,545#272 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.0%#190 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.5#229 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Waco, TXUnited States
Waco, TXUnited States
200K225K250K275K300K325K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$10B$20B$30B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 3 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate$2.8B14.0%13.7%
Government$2.3B11.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$3.8B19.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance——8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade$948M4.7%6.3%
Retail trade$1.5B7.6%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction$1.2B6.2%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services——2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$580M2.9%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$90M0.4%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture$68M0.3%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Bosque CountyTexasOutlying48035
Falls CountyTexasOutlying48145
McLennan CountyTexasCentral48309