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Waxahachie, Texas

|- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" | City nickname: "The Gingerbread City" |- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" | Official website: www.waxahachie.com |- " ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #e0e0e0; text-align: center;" | Location |- " |align="center" colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | Location within the state of Texas |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #e0e0e0; text-align: center;" | Government |- ! County | Ellis County |- ! Mayor | Joe Jenkins |- ! Mayor Pro-Tem | Ron Wilkinson |- ! Council Members | Chuck Beatty, Joe Gallo, Buck Jordan |- ! City Manager | Paul Stevens |- ! Assistant City Manager | Michael Scott |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #e0e0e0; text-align: center;" | Geographical characteristics |- ! Area | style="white-space: nowrap;" | 41.2 mi² / 106.6 km² |- style="text-indent: 1em;" ! Land | style="white-space: nowrap;" | 40.0 mi² / 103.5km² |- style="text-indent: 1em;" ! Water...more

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The city is home to Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Waxahachie is also widely known for being the site of the now-defunct Superconducting Super Collider. It is also locally known for its elaborate Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse, considered by many to be among the most beautiful of Texas's older courthouses. The town also features many examples of Victorian architecture and Gingerbread homes, several of which have been converted into bed and breakfasts. The city's annual Gingerbread Trails festival features tours of many of these homes. Additionally, Waxahachie has a growing reputation of being a "little Hollywood." The Academy-Award winning films "Places in the Heart" starring Sally Field and John Malkovich, "Tender Mercies" starring Robert Duvall, and "Walking Tall: The Payback" were filmed in Waxahachie. The long-running television series Walker, Texas Ranger starring Chuck Norris was filmed in Waxahachie.

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Among the most common occupations in Waxahachie are Management, professional, and related occupations, 26%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 17%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Waxahachie, Texas work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

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Waxahachie Industries

The leading industries in Waxahachie, Texas are Manufacturing, 18%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Waxahachie job listings indicate that the following industries in Waxahachie are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Theme Parks, Misc Amusement & Recreation and Hospitals.

Waxahachie Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Waxahachie, Texas is $28,218, and the median income of households in Waxahachie was $43,213.
 

Average Salaries in Waxahachie, TX

Waxahachie, TX

$28,000
 

Waxahachie Unemployment Rate

Waxahachie has an unemployment rate of 11.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Waxahachie Trends data, the number of Waxahachie, Texas jobs has increased by 31% since March 2008.
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Waxahachie Employment Statistics

Population of Waxahachie
Total population 21,426
Male 48.41%
Female 51.59%
Median age 31.7
  
Waxahachie Housing
Owner-occupied homes 61.4%
Median cost of a home $83,200
Median mortgage payment $592
Renter-occupied homes 38.6%
Vacant housing 7.4%
Median monthly rent $617
  
Average Income
Median for all male full-time $32,597
Median for all female full-time $23,838
  
Household Income
Less than $10,000 9%
$10,000 to $14,999 6%
$15,000 to $24,999 12%
$25,000 to $34,999 13%
$35,000 to $49,999 16%
$50,000 to $74,999 24%
$75,000 to $99,999 11%
$100,000 to $149,999 6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1%
$200,000 or more 2%
  
Education
Less than 9th grade 10%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13%
High school graduate 29%
Some college, no degree 24%
Associate's degree 5%
Bachelor's degree 13%
Graduate degree 5%
  
Marital Status
Never married 23%
Currently married 57%
Separated 3%
Widowed 6%
Divorced 11%
  
Race
White 72%
Black or African American 17%
Asian 0%
Other 10%
  
Waxahachie Commute
Carpool 16.9%
Public transportation 1.0%
Average travel time 24 minutes