Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

Community SnapshotIMPLICATIONS of Population Growth • • •FIGURE 2.2MEDIAN AGEThe population projections and associated shifts in the community’s socioeconomiccharacteristics reflected by this profile are used as a basis informulating the City’s growth policies. In particular, the above futurepopulation scenarios will help the City, as well as private business interests,to better evaluate the following:• Demands for varying housing types, sizes, and prices;• Employment for residents of Alvin and the surrounding area;• Changes in the median household income and the effective buying powerof residents;• Numbers of school‐age children moving to the area and its impact onschool facilities;• Projected future traffic volumes, congestion, and demands for newroadway infrastructure and alternative modes of transportation;• Utilization of local parks and recreation facilities and the demand foradditional areas, equipment, and programs to support increased use;• Capacity requirements for water and wastewater service, storm drainageimprovements, and the requisite capital investments; and,• Impact on the number of police, fire, and emergency medical service callsand their response times, servicelevels, and facility and staffingneeds.Years of Age45403530252015105035.332.3United StatesTexasBrazoria CountySource: U.S. Census Bureau37.238.434.0 33.3 36.4 34.5 34.330.7AlvinAngletonFriendswoodHitchcockLake JacksonManvelPearlandThe implications of the expectedfuture population characteristicsand the physical and economicgrowth of Alvin and its planningarea are contained in the respectiveelements of this plan, such asChapter 3, Land Use; Chapter 4,Parks and Recreation; and, Chapter5, Growth Policies.POPULATION CharacteristicsThe median age for Alvin is 30.7years, which is lower than that ofthe United States, Texas, andBrazoria County. As displayed inFigure 2.2, Median Age, thePage 2-10