Lens C + D
Black & Hispanic Priority
Operationalizes the North District mission statement against ACS demographic shifts. Lens C buckets tracts by plant/expansion opportunity; Lens D ranks existing churches by how well-sited they are to extend Hispanic ministry into their surrounding growth.
Hispanic/Latino plants
Tracts qualifying for a new Hispanic/Latino-focused plant, ranked by scale × growth near a Hispanic anchor congregation.
| # | Place | County | Pop. Hispanic | Growth | Mi. to anchor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis County (rural) | Travis | 8,638 | 9.3 | 14.2 |
| 2 | Travis County (rural) | Travis | 7,462 | 7.6 | 13.6 |
| 3 | Sonterra | Williamson | 4,096 | 2.2 | 26.7 |
| 4 | Bastrop County (rural) | Bastrop | 5,768 | 2.6 | 15.9 |
| 5 | Bastrop County (rural) | Bastrop | 4,833 | 2.2 | 18.1 |
| 6 | Caldwell County (rural) | Caldwell | 5,634 | 1.1 | 15.3 |
| 7 | Hutto | Williamson | 2,606 | 12.2 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Williamson County (rural) | Williamson | 2,844 | 7.5 | 13.4 |
| 9 | Camp Swift | Bastrop | 2,677 | 1.0 | 25.2 |
| 10 | Hutto | Williamson | 3,105 | 1.6 | 17.0 |
| 11 | Williamson County (rural) | Williamson | 2,544 | 3.2 | 15.6 |
| 12 | Santa Rita Ranch | Williamson | 2,371 | 7.9 | 14.2 |
| 13 | Kyle | Hays | 7,361 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
| 14 | Granite Shoals | Burnet | 2,176 | 1.0 | 35.4 |
| 15 | Bastrop County (rural) | Bastrop | 1,479 | 2.6 | 26.7 |
Hispanic ministry expansion
Tracts where an existing congregation's Hispanic ministry could expand rather than a new plant being needed.
| # | Place | County | Pop. Hispanic | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marcos | Hays | 2,798 | 3.2 |
| 2 | San Marcos | Hays | 2,101 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Travis County (rural) | Travis | 3,706 | 0.7 |
| 4 | Kyle | Hays | 7,361 | 1.5 |
| 5 | San Marcos | Hays | 2,690 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Travis County (rural) | Travis | 8,638 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Travis County (rural) | Travis | 7,462 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Buda | Hays | 3,193 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Austin | Travis | 1,083 | 2.3 |
| 10 | Hays County (rural) | Hays | 5,121 | 1.6 |
| 11 | Buda | Hays | 2,043 | 4.1 |
| 12 | Austin | Travis | 1,406 | 3.1 |
| 13 | Cedar Park | Williamson | 1,714 | 1.9 |
| 14 | San Marcos | Hays | 1,335 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Caldwell County (rural) | Caldwell | 3,009 | 1.8 |
Black plants
No anchor-proximity suppression here — the legacy Freedman's-era UMC footprint doesn't track where the Black population is growing today.
| # | Place | County | Pop. Black | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pflugerville | Travis | 2,239 | 5.1 |
| 2 | Round Rock | Williamson | 1,828 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Travis County (rural) | Travis | 1,797 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Pflugerville | Travis | 1,981 | 2.3 |
| 5 | Travis County (rural) | Travis | 1,929 | 1.9 |
| 6 | Williamson County (rural) | Williamson | 1,288 | 38.4 |
| 7 | Travis County (rural) | Travis | 1,640 | 2.1 |
| 8 | Hutto | Williamson | 1,074 | 13.5 |
| 9 | Leander | Williamson | 1,019 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Austin | Travis | 1,225 | 2.6 |
| 11 | Round Rock | Williamson | 1,227 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Hays County (rural) | Hays | 756 | 35.6 |
| 13 | Pflugerville | Travis | 1,945 | 0.6 |
| 14 | Austin | Williamson | 1,034 | 2.3 |
| 15 | Travis County (rural) | Travis | 1,407 | 1.0 |
Ministry-siting ranking (existing churches)
Which existing churches sit closest to growing Hispanic population, scaled by proximity to a Hispanic-anchor congregation.
| # | Church | City | Hispanic pop. | Already doing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchaca UMC | Manchaca | 50,598 | Yes |
| 2 | Pflugerville UMC | Pflugerville | 78,996 | |
| 3 | First UMC Cedar Park | Cedar Park | 39,965 | |
| 4 | First UMC San Marcos | San Marcos | 15,402 | |
| 5 | First UMC Austin | Austin | 19,045 | |
| 6 | University UMC | Austin | 17,226 | |
| 7 | Trinity UMC | Austin | 19,966 | |
| 8 | Restore Austin | Austin | 21,251 | |
| 9 | Bethany UMC | Austin | 10,790 | Yes |
| 10 | Life in the City UMC | Austin | 21,251 | |
| 11 | Leander UMC | Leander | 24,798 | |
| 12 | Manor UMC | Manor | 22,424 | |
| 13 | Haynie Chapel | Del Valle | 24,857 | |
| 14 | Violet Crown City Church | Austin | 28,234 | |
| 15 | St. Peter's UMC | Austin | 19,377 |