Elgin, Bastrop County
· 216 West 3rd St, Elgin, TX 78621-2604
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
59,743
9 tracts
5-year change
+18,539
45.0% vs. 2018
% Hispanic
51.1%
% Under 18
29.8%
Pop-weighted income
$89,398
High-growth tracts
5
tracts above 25% in 5 yrs
By raw population added in halo: 23rd
of 69 North District churches.
By halo growth rate: 2nd
of 69 North District churches.
Reading the field
The halo is mid-pack to small by raw 5-year gain (rank 23 of 69). It's also one of the fastest-growing halos by rate (45% in five years, rank 2 of 69) — the field around this church is changing quickly. Demographically the halo reads as majority-Hispanic, family-heavy (51% Hispanic, 30% under 18, median income $89,398). Most of that growth is concentrated in Travis County (rural), which alone added 12,388 of the halo's 18,539 new residents — keep that geography in view when planning outreach. Posture: this is reach territory — substantial new arrivals, many of them families. The question is how to be visible to people who haven't found a church yet.
Halo map
Top growing tracts inside the halo
Place
County
Pop 2023
Pop 2018
5-yr added
Growth
% Hisp
% <18
Travis County (rural)
Travis
14,151
1,762
+12,388
200%+
61.0%
37.5%
Bastrop County (rural)
Bastrop
6,490
4,233
+2,256
53.3%
43.5%
28.9%
Manor
Travis
6,821
4,795
+2,025
42.2%
44.2%
30.1%
Travis County (rural)
Travis
7,508
5,596
+1,911
34.2%
47.5%
29.2%
Bastrop County (rural)
Bastrop
5,168
3,946
+1,221
30.9%
43.2%
26.2%
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.