Kyle, Hays County
· 800 Center Street, Kyle, TX 78640
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
185,754
33 tracts
5-year change
+39,838
27.3% vs. 2018
% Hispanic
47.7%
% Under 18
22.3%
Pop-weighted income
$80,449
High-growth tracts
17
tracts above 25% in 5 yrs
By raw population added in halo: 10th
of 69 North District churches.
By halo growth rate: 6th
of 69 North District churches.
Reading the field
The halo sits in the upper third of the district for raw 5-year population gain (rank 10 of 69). Growth is healthy (27% in five years) — the field is expanding, not flat. Demographically the halo reads as majority-Hispanic (48% Hispanic, 22% under 18, median income $80,449). 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
Kyle
Hays
12,631
4,694
+7,936
169.0%
58.3%
28.4%
Buda
Hays
8,198
1,248
+6,949
200%+
24.9%
35.3%
Hays County (rural)
Hays
8,879
2,592
+6,286
200%+
57.7%
27.0%
San Marcos
Hays
5,823
766
+5,056
200%+
36.1%
8.8%
Kyle
Hays
10,786
6,751
+4,035
59.8%
41.4%
25.7%
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.