San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | January 2023

2023 ANNUAL COMMUNITY GUIDE

COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT

Data and information on local communities

COMPILED BY ERIC WEILBACHER

COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF

ZARA FLORESCOMMUNITY IMPACT

SAN MARCOS The city of San Marcos has seen steady growth since 2016, about 5% more than Texas as a whole. It remains the largest city but grew the least compared to Buda and Kyle in the same period.

BUDA The city of Buda remains the smallest of the three cities in the area but still managed to grow by 20.21% since 2016. As of 2021 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the median age was 36.2 years.

KYLE The city of Kyle showed the most signicant growth since 2016 as it had in the last decade, though at a slower rate, adding 32.47% in that time. Between 2010-20, Kyle grew by 63.11%.

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Buda

Kyle

SOURCES: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 2021 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5YEAR ESTIMATESCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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

Population change San Marcos, Buda and Kyle followed the trend of the San Antonio-Austin corridor by growing at rates higher than Texas, which was just over 7%.

29.4% 66% 1.3%

49.9% 41.5%

40.9% 45.2%

5.1% 0.1% 0.9% 0% 0.3% 2.1%

6.6% 0.2% 2.5% 0% 1.4% 2.6%

57,743

11,936

34,080

2016

0% 0% 0%

64,812

14,348

45,147 +32.47%

2021

+12.24%

+20.21%

0.7% 2.7%

5-year population change

Two or more races

Hays County: +26.33%

Texas: +7.07%

*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.

Elected ocials U.S.

District 2: Saul Gonzales District 3: Alyssa Garza District 4: Shane Scott District 5: Mark Gleason District 6: Jude Prather Buda City Council Mayor: Lee Urbanovsky At-large District 1: Matt Smith At-large District 2: Monica Davidson At-large District 3: LaVonia Horne- Williams Single-member District A: Paul Daugereau Single-member District B: Evan Ture

Single-member District C: Terry Cummings Kyle City Council Mayor: Travis Mitchell District 1: Bear Heiser District 2: Yvonne Flores-Cale District 3: Miguel Zuniga District 4: Ashlee Bradshaw District 5: Daniela Parsley District 6: Michael Tobias

District 45: Erin Zwiener, D-Driftwood LOCAL Hays County Commissioners Court Judge: Ruben Becerra Precinct 1: Debbie Ingalsbe Precinct 2: Michelle Gutierrez Cohen

House of Representatives: District 21: Chip Roy, R-Austin District 35: Greg Casar, D-Austin STATE Senate: District 25: Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels District 21: Judith Zarini, D-Laredo House of Representatives: District 73: Carrie Isaac, R-Dripping Springs

Precinct 3: Lon Shell Precinct 4: Walt Smith San Marcos City Council Mayor: Jane Hughson District 1: Matthew Mendoza

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