Austin Contrarian Sees Kids Fleeing 78704

Our pal Chris Bradford at the Austin Contrarian goes deep on 2011 census data for 78704 and finds, contrary to the perceptions of many neighborhood residents, that the number of kids in the central south Austin zip code declined by almost 18% over the last ten years, despite the fact that the housing stock grew by 10% in that period. This could have implications for plans to close neighborhood elementary schools. We hope it will put more pressure on city council to re-think policies that are pushing families out of central Austin.