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Austin compared with Southwest Travis

The same measures, for two divisions, beside the metro figure they both sit inside. Nothing here says which division is doing better. Two places in one metro differ because they are different places, and the reason usually lies outside anything this table holds.

  • Population

    Austin922,674
    Southwest Travis86,480
    Austin metro2,426,592

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Median age

    Austin34.6
    Southwest Travis44.8
    Austin metro36.0

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Median household income

    Austin$92,168
    Southwest Travis$140,390
    Austin metro$100,431

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Non-Hispanic White

    Austin45.7%
    Southwest Travis71.3%
    Austin metro48.7%

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Hispanic or Latino

    Austin35.6%
    Southwest Travis15.1%
    Austin metro32.2%

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Active churches

    Austin434
    Southwest Travis28
    Austin metro1,196 (metro total)

    Our church database, 2026-10-10

  • Residents per church

    Austin~2,130
    Southwest Travis~3,090
    Austin metro~1,980 (fifteen divisions)

    Both sources

  • Population change

    Austin+24%
    Southwest Travis+73%
    Austin metro+49% (fifteen divisions)

    Census, 2006-2010 to 2020-2024

  • Speak another language at home

    Austin30.9%
    Southwest Travis16.1%
    Austin metro28.4%

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Congregations worshipping in another language

    Austin108 of 434
    Southwest Travis3 of 28
    Austin metro235 of 1,196

    Our church database, 2026-10-10

  • Largest denominational family

    AustinNon-Denominational/Independent, 28%
    Southwest TravisNon-Denominational/Independent, 50%
    Austin metroNon-Denominational/Independent, 34%

    Our church database, 2026-10-10

  • Ministries

    Austin192
    Southwest Travis12
    Austin metro363 (fifteen divisions)

    Our database, 2026-10-10

Census language figures describe residents five years and over.

A division’s ministry count can reflect where an organization files its address, or the area it serves, as much as where it works.

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2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024 · Our church database, 2026-10-10

What the numbers are telling us

The Greater Austin Mission Society writes about the church in this metro: what this data shows, what it does not, and what we think it asks of us. The letters are free and written for leaders here.

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