Laserfiche WebLink
AIRPORT MASTER PLAN <br /> <br /> Comparative Socioeconomic Areas <br />o State of Texas <br />o United States <br />Hays and Caldwell Counties, the Austin-Round Rock MSA, and the San Antonio-New <br />Braunfels MSA have all been identified as areas where socioeconomic changes <br />could play a significant role in influencing future aeronautical activity at the airport. <br />It should be noted that the San Marcos Regional Airport currently attracts tenants, <br />based aircraft, and aeronautical users from all of these areas. As a result, it is <br />important that the socioeconomic trends of each of these areas are evaluated to <br />identify potential impacts on the airport. Socioeconomic information for the State <br />of Texas and the United States will be used primarily for comparative purposes. <br />P OPULATION <br />Population growth can be directly tied to the success and growth of an airport <br />supporting a given population set. Consequently, population trends, and their <br />expected rate of change, . <br />Table 3-1 shows the historic population figures and estimates for Hays and <br />Caldwell counties, the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area <br />(MSA), the Austin-Round Rock MSA, the State of Texas, and the United States <br />between 2010 and 2017. <br /> <br />TABLE 3-1 <br />HISTORIC POPULATION <br />Austin-Round San Antonio - New Hays and <br />Year United States Texas Rock MSA Braunfels MSA Caldwell County <br />2011 311,644,280 25,674,681 1,769,045 2,197,139 202,422 <br />2012 313,644,280 26,059,203 1,805,637 2,234,964 205,732 <br />2013 316,234,505 26,448,193 1,865,031 2,274,504 214,643 <br />2014 318,622,525 26,956,959 1,911,175 2,321,610 223,194 <br />2015 321,039,839 27,469,114 1,982,266 2,381,690 233,994 <br />2016 323,405,935 27,862,596 2,036,386 2,421,643 242,107 <br />2017 325,719,178 28,246,049 2,078,917 2,476,459 249,722 <br />AAGR 0.75% 1.67% 2.92% 2.12% 3.89% <br />Source: TDC Population Estimates and Projections, US Census Population Estimates <br /> <br />Activity Forecasts Chapter Page 3of 36 <br />October 2020 <br /> <br />