New Braunfels Edition | January 2023

COMPILED BY ERIC WEILBACHER 2023 ANNUAL COMMUNITY GUIDE COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT Data and information on local communities

NEW BRAUNFELS From 2016-21, the population in New Braunfels grew by 44.02%. That gure is slightly higher than Comal County but substantially higher than Guadalupe County and Texas as a whole, which had a population increase of more than 7.07% in the same time period. The median age of residents remained at 35 years old and residents 65 and older was down slightly to 11% from 14%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Community Surveys.

SOURCES: CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS, U.S. CENSUS BUREAUCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

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New Braunfels

Comal County

Population change New Braunfels and Comal County both grew at a rate six times greater than Texas as a whole over the last ve-year period.

Elected ocials

U.S. Senate John Cornyn, R-Texas; Ted Cruz, R-Texas House of Representatives Chip Roy, R-Austin Greg Casar, D-Austin Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo Monica De La Cruz, R-McAllen STATE Senate Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels House of Representatives Carrie Isaac, R-Dripping Springs John Kuempel, R-Seguin LOCAL Comal County Commissioners Court County Judge: Sherman Krause Precinct 1: Donna Eccleston

District 1: Andrés Campos District 2: Christopher Willis District 3 Harry Bowers District 4: Lawrence Spradley District 5: Jason Hurta District 6: James Blakey New Braunfels ISD board of trustees District 1: Morgan Renaud District 2: Nancy York District 3: Eric Bergquist, President District 4: John Tucker District 5: Steve Minus At-Large: David Heefner A t-Large: Megan Stratemann-Willis

5-year population change Texas: +7.07%

67,097

124,234

2016

96,630

174,986

2021

+44.02%

+40.85%

Local demographics, 2021* Hispanic or Latino White Black or African American American Indian or Alaska native Asian Native Hawaiian or other Pacic Islander Some other race

33.2% 59.8% 3.9% 0% 0.7% 0%

28.3% 65.6%

2.2% 0.1% 1.2% 0.1% 0.4% 2.0%

Comal ISD board of trustees

District 1: Tim Hennessee District 2: Courtney Biasatti District 3: Jason York, President District 4: Russell Garner District 5: Michelle Ross District 6: Amanda Jones District 7: David Krawczynski

Precinct 2: Scott Haag Precinct 3: Kevin Webb Precinct 4: Jen Crownover New Braunfels City Council Mayor: Rusty Brockman

0.2% 1.0%

Two or more races

*ALL CATEGORIES LISTED ARE RACES, EXCEPT FOR HISPANIC OR LATINO, WHICH IS NOT A RACE. HOWEVER, THE PERCENTAGES OF THE RACES LISTED DO NOT INCLUDE HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS.

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NEW BRAUNFELS EDITION • JANUARY 2023