Austin, Travis County
· 2701 S. Lamar, Austin, TX 78704
Halo = census tracts whose population-weighted centroid sits within
10 miles of this church. A descriptive snapshot of the
demographic field at the church's doorstep — not exclusive territory.
Halo population
739,779
173 tracts
5-year change
+5,534
0.8% vs. 2018
% Hispanic
32.3%
% Under 18
18.1%
Pop-weighted income
$105,385
High-growth tracts
24
tracts above 25% in 5 yrs
By raw population added in halo: 39th
of 69 North District churches.
By halo growth rate: 52nd
of 69 North District churches.
Reading the field
The halo is mid-pack to small by raw 5-year gain (rank 39 of 69). The halo is essentially flat (+0.8% in five years). Neither headwind nor tailwind from local population change. Demographically the halo reads as substantially Hispanic (32% Hispanic, 18% under 18, median income $105,385). Most of that growth is concentrated in Travis County (rural), which alone added 4,031 of the halo's 5,534 new residents — keep that geography in view when planning outreach.
Halo map
Top growing tracts inside the halo
Place
County
Pop 2023
Pop 2018
5-yr added
Growth
% Hisp
% <18
Travis County (rural)
Travis
10,270
6,239
+4,031
64.6%
36.1%
17.9%
Austin
Travis
6,866
2,882
+3,983
138.2%
30.5%
27.1%
Austin
Travis
6,216
2,913
+3,303
113.4%
56.9%
27.2%
Travis County (rural)
Travis
7,748
4,987
+2,760
55.3%
41.5%
19.9%
Austin
Travis
4,849
2,127
+2,721
128.0%
68.3%
34.4%
Reading this briefing
A halo is every census tract whose population-weighted centroid
sits within 10 straight-line miles of the church location.
"Pop-weighted income" averages tract median household income, weighting
each tract by its population. Tracts where ACS suppresses median income
(small samples) are excluded from this average.
The same tract can sit inside multiple churches' halos — overlapping
halos describe shared mission fields, not exclusive territory.