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San Marcos compared with Northwest 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

    San Marcos77,080
    Northwest Travis126,830
    Austin metro2,426,592

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Median age

    San Marcos26.4
    Northwest Travis43.0
    Austin metro36.0

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Median household income

    San Marcos$51,139
    Northwest Travis$143,429
    Austin metro$100,431

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Non-Hispanic White

    San Marcos44.7%
    Northwest Travis63.4%
    Austin metro48.7%

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Hispanic or Latino

    San Marcos42.9%
    Northwest Travis14.5%
    Austin metro32.2%

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Active churches

    San Marcos54
    Northwest Travis30
    Austin metro1,196 (metro total)

    Our church database, 2026-10-10

  • Residents per church

    San Marcos~1,430
    Northwest Travis~4,230
    Austin metro~1,980 (fifteen divisions)

    Both sources

  • Population change

    San Marcos+44%
    Northwest Travis+33%
    Austin metro+49% (fifteen divisions)

    Census, 2006-2010 to 2020-2024

  • Speak another language at home

    San Marcos27.8%
    Northwest Travis21.4%
    Austin metro28.4%

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Congregations worshipping in another language

    San Marcos8 of 54
    Northwest Travis0 of 30
    Austin metro235 of 1,196

    Our church database, 2026-10-10

  • Largest denominational family

    San MarcosNon-Denominational/Independent, 35%
    Northwest TravisNon-Denominational/Independent, 37%
    Austin metroNon-Denominational/Independent, 34%

    Our church database, 2026-10-10

  • Ministries

    San Marcos10
    Northwest Travis19
    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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