Profile of Williamson County

• Total Population (est. 2006) - 333,588
• Annual growth rate (2000-2006) - 33% (16th fastest growing county in the USA)
• Projected Population in 2011 at current growth rate - 430,026
• Monthly Population increase at the current growth
• rate - 1,607 (est. 2006 - 2011)
• The ethnic breakdown for Williamson County (2007):
  
  

  White 68% Hispanic   20% African American 6%  Asian 4%  Other 2%  TOTAL 100%

  
  
  
• The average household income in 2002 was $85,745 and is expected to increase to $96,789 in 2009.
• Married Couples with children comprise 39.9% of all households while married couples with no children comprise 35.1% of all households. Single parent households represent 16.6% of households while other singles comprise 8.4% of households.

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Key Factors in Growth of Williamson County (2007)

• Cedar Park, TX: Estimated Growth is 95,000 by 2016 - Voted by Family Magazine as one of the top ten places in the US to live
• Georgetown, TX: Estimated Growth to exceed 83,000 by 2015 - Approximately 13,782 housing units for an estimated 31,7000 new residents to be constructed over the next seven years
• Hutto, TX: Estimated Growth of 30,000 by 2015 - Fastest growing city in the state of Texas with a growth rate of 66.5.7%.
• Taylor, TX: Estimated Growth of 22, 028 by 2010 - hired an economic developer to create an economic/marketing plan that will bring more prosperity & growth to the city over the next 5-10 years.
• Leander, TX: Estimated Growth of 46,000+ by 2017 - Seventh fastest growing city in Texas by number of new residents.
• Round Rock, TX: Estimated Growth is 178,667 by 2016 - Approval of 2006 bond will help fund 5 new schools in order for the city to keep up with the growing community
• Williamson County has the lowest crime rate of any metropolitan county in Texas.

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     Profile of WBA Churches

• There are currently 50 churches in the WBA
• The ethnic breakdown of WBA churches: 38 Anglo, 9 Hispanic, 3 African-American
• One WBA church for every 7,051 people. The SBC average is one church for every 5,700 people.
• One WBA church for every 6,421 Anglos
• One WBA church for every 5,559 African Americans
• One WBA church for every 11,679 Hispanics 
• A high percentage of people-- 55.3% --in the Austin metropolitan area claim no affiliation or membership with any church of any kind. This is the highest percentage for metropolitan areas in Texas.

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Demographic Services

  The WBA is equipped to provide you with state of the art demographic information for all your ministry and mission needs. Through the BGCT we have access to ScanUS and GIS capabilities of mapping. We can help you:

• Define Your Ministry Area - Identify and provide specific information on people groups in the immediate area around your church down to the block level so you can understand how to design ministries and outreach
• Identify Psychographic and Lifestyle Segments - Identify and describe people groups in your ministry area according to lifestyle preferences, beliefs, recreational pursuits and buying behavior
• Determine Faith Receptivity - Provide specific data on the receptivity of various groups to church, specific church ministries, and faith initiatives
• Understand Trends and Opportunities - Interpret demographic data and provide updated trend information on various people groups so your church can take advantage of current opportunities and plan ahead

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