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Southwest Travis compared with San Marcos

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

    Southwest Travis86,480
    San Marcos77,080
    Austin metro2,426,592

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Median age

    Southwest Travis44.8
    San Marcos26.4
    Austin metro36.0

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Median household income

    Southwest Travis$140,390
    San Marcos$51,139
    Austin metro$100,431

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Non-Hispanic White

    Southwest Travis71.3%
    San Marcos44.7%
    Austin metro48.7%

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Hispanic or Latino

    Southwest Travis15.1%
    San Marcos42.9%
    Austin metro32.2%

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Active churches

    Southwest Travis28
    San Marcos54
    Austin metro1,196 (metro total)

    Our church database, 2026-10-10

  • Residents per church

    Southwest Travis~3,090
    San Marcos~1,430
    Austin metro~1,980 (fifteen divisions)

    Both sources

  • Population change

    Southwest Travis+73%
    San Marcos+44%
    Austin metro+49% (fifteen divisions)

    Census, 2006-2010 to 2020-2024

  • Speak another language at home

    Southwest Travis16.1%
    San Marcos27.8%
    Austin metro28.4%

    2026 edition, ACS 2020-2024

  • Congregations worshipping in another language

    Southwest Travis3 of 28
    San Marcos8 of 54
    Austin metro235 of 1,196

    Our church database, 2026-10-10

  • Largest denominational family

    Southwest TravisNon-Denominational/Independent, 50%
    San MarcosNon-Denominational/Independent, 35%
    Austin metroNon-Denominational/Independent, 34%

    Our church database, 2026-10-10

  • Ministries

    Southwest Travis12
    San Marcos10
    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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